UNDIPLOMATIC Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

undiplomatic

adjective

ˌən-ˌdi-plə-ˈma-tik

Definition of undiplomatic

as in inappropriate

showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations the reporter's undiplomatic references to the state's overweight governor

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Recent Examples of undiplomatic Xue has been accused of undiplomatic conduct in the past. — Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025 Stranger things have happened, but that prospect doesn’t seem likely, judging from the bank’s undiplomatic statement. — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025 His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors. — Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025 This strength of feeling explains why trans-Atlantic relations were splintering before Friday’s undiplomatic scenes. — Alexander Smith, NBC News, 1 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for undiplomatic

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Adjective

On the police's Facebook account on Tuesday, officers criticized inappropriate comments and warned that sharing or joking about such incidents can worsen the impact on any victim.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
In addition, pharmaceutical advertising or education aimed at doctors may also increase inappropriate prescribing, probably increases the number of prescriptions written, and may increase the costs of prescriptions.

— Ed Silverman, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

Swan Song is not exactly endearing Spencer to his countrymen, who generally struggle to sympathize with an indiscreet Old Etonian with a fourth wife and a Northamptonshire-size chip on his shoulder.

— Ashley Baker, Air Mail, 3 Oct. 2026
Some are scholarly, some deliciously indiscreet, all are perceptive in one way or another, and one plunges wholesale into obsession.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of indiscreet

Adjective

In 2024, its football program acknowledged impermissible recruiting contacts during the COVID-19 recruiting dead period, improper tryouts and unauthorized coaching by noncoaching staff.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026
The production was shut down in Livingston, Montana last Saturday when locals complained about the production’s impact on the Livingston food bank and improper warnings about hazardous stunts.

— Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of improper

Adjective

The itinerants were all a bit peculiar, capable of making imprudent choices.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026
And this is Minsky’s point, that speculative excesses during euphoric, transformative periods result in imprudent financing, fragility, and instability.

— Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 4 June 2026

Definition of imprudent

Adjective

Let’s finish up by circling back to the beginning, when six injudicious justices ignored an eternal political truth.

— Gerald Scorse, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
And again, many of the reforms backfired or proved injudicious, but some of them remain powerful to this day.

— David Frum, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

Definition of injudicious

Adjective

At least there’s no further elaboration beyond these flourishes, which feel indelicate by the film’s standards.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Martin-Cotten’s is an indelicate balance between out and out primal furies, parsed with flashes of vulnerability that seem as deeply felt as Martha’s self-loathing.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 13 Feb. 2026

Definition of indelicate

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