as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
we were taken aback by our aunt's ungracious reply to the invitation we had sent her
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Recent Examples of ungracious
But, even though there was nothing the slightest bit ungracious or ungenerous about her performance, it was felt more like the audience being asked to come to her.
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
To have remained stone silent was ungracious.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
But instead of asking, Ed makes a unilateral decision, conveyed by his wife, and we are forced to comply or seem ungracious and risk offending them.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
Such compliments are common, perhaps because the giver does not realize how ungracious comparisons are.
—Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
Schoenberg’s Suite, Op. 25, an example of his early supposedly ungracious 12-tone style, is just the thing to keep traditional audiences away.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
Asking for gas money for a party that your daughter was attending seems to Miss Manners a bit miserly and ungracious.
—Washington Post, 28 June 2021
Chris Willman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2025
Trump, in turn, canceled the additional metals tariff, reverting to his original 25 percent imposition, and then took his predictably ungracious victory lap.
—Chris Jones, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2025
And your only question is how to deal with an ungracious host?
—Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2025
To have remained stone silent was ungracious.
—Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 31 May 2022
But instead of asking, Ed makes a unilateral decision, conveyed by his wife, and we are forced to comply or seem ungracious and risk offending them.
—Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2023
Such compliments are common, perhaps because the giver does not realize how ungracious comparisons are.
—Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2022
Schoenberg’s Suite, Op. 25, an example of his early supposedly ungracious 12-tone style, is just the thing to keep traditional audiences away.
—Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2022
Asking for gas money for a party that your daughter was attending seems to Miss Manners a bit miserly and ungracious.
—Washington Post, 28 June 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungracious
Adjective
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Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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This strikes me as rude and short-sighted (no pun intended).—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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In 2015, he was again alleged to be discourteous.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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“Ungracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracious. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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