BOORISH Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the word boorish. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| loutish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance | ||||||
| blunt | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • having a broad or rounded end • used of a knife or other blade; not sharp • characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment verb • make less intense • make numb or insensitive • make dull or blunt • make less sharp • make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation | ||||||
| brusque | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by rude or peremptory shortness | ||||||
| churlish | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • rude and boorish • having a bad disposition; surly | ||||||
| coarse | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste • of low or inferior quality or value | ||||||
| crass | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility | ||||||
| crude | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not refined or processed noun • a dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons adjective satellite • not carefully or expertly made • conspicuously and tastelessly indecent • belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness • devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment • not processed or subjected to analysis | ||||||
| discourteous | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • showing no courtesy; rude adjective satellite • lacking social graces | ||||||
| graceless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking graciousness • lacking grace; clumsy • lacking social polish | ||||||
| gruff | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • brusque and surly and forbidding • deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion | ||||||
| ill-mannered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • socially incorrect in behavior | ||||||
| impolite | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not polite | ||||||
| impudent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by casual disrespect • improperly forward or bold | ||||||
| insolent | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • marked by casual disrespect • unrestrained by convention or propriety | ||||||
| rough | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||
adjective • having or caused by an irregular surface • of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped • causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements • not shaped by cutting or trimming noun • the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short adverb • with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly') • with rough motion as over a rough surface adjective satellite • (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse • not quite exact or correct • full of hardship or trials • violently agitated and turbulent • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound • ready and able to resort to force or violence • not carefully or expertly made • not perfected • unpleasantly stern • unkind or cruel or uncivil verb • prepare in preliminary or sketchy form | ||||||
| rustic | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • an unsophisticated country person adjective satellite • characteristic of rural life • awkwardly simple and provincial • characteristic of the fields or country | ||||||
| tactless | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others adjective satellite • revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse | ||||||
| uncivil | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • lacking civility or good manners | ||||||
| uncouth | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • lacking refinement or cultivation or taste | ||||||
| unrefined | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective • not refined or processed • (used of persons and their behavior) not refined; uncouth | ||||||
