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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And even if that feels rude by the standards of today, people were forced to answer her questions and answer to the things that the public wanted to know.—
Alex Jhamb Burns,
Vogue,
23 June 2025
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There are so many things that can be off or what if just the woman walks in and just is not attracted to the guy or the man is rude to the waiter.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
21 June 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
Cite this Entry
“Ungracious.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungracious. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.
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