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as in disrespectful
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
it's rude to call someone "ugly"
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a rude shelter built from unfinished logs by some forgotten pioneer
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
rude stone tools
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
a comedian who uses a lot of rude language in his nightclub act
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as in barbarian
not civilized
missionaries who believed that it was their duty to convert the rude peoples of the world
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
rude hillbillies they might have been, but they produced music with real poignancy
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
rude pelts that were sent to Europe to be fashioned into elegant hats and coats
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rude people
a rude gesture
rude behavior
rude treatment
inconsiderate treatment
disrespectful treatment
ungracious treatment
discourteous treatment
impolite treatment
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Recent Examples of rude
As the last remaining position player from the Houston Astros’ trash-can-banging, and (in the eyes of most Dodgers fans) World Series-stealing 2017 championship team, Jose Altuve always receives a rude welcome from the fans at Chavez Ravine.
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Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
At the expense of sounding rude, there wasn’t even a remote attraction to him.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 July 2025
Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
This strikes me as rude and short-sighted (no pun intended).
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2025
At the expense of sounding rude, there wasn’t even a remote attraction to him.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 2 July 2025
Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.
—Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
This strikes me as rude and short-sighted (no pun intended).
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rude
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And Hank’s own clumsy attempts at hypermasculine child-rearing often come from his father, Cotton (Toby Huss).—
Daniel Dockery,
Vulture,
7 July 2025
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Gone are are the days of clumsy imagery and texts and fake sign-in pages that can be detected in an instant.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Houde said these mammoth animals are a primitive group of proboscideans ('elephantoids') from which modern elephants evolved.—
Joseph J. Kolb,
Fox News,
18 July 2017
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Many are primitive and remote, and don’t have restrooms or water.—
OregonLive.com,
OregonLive.com,
12 July 2017
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California can lead the nation in fighting back against their crass & selfish strategy to undermine democracy.—
Andrew Stanton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 July 2025
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To celebrate the unearned good fortune of those privileges felt as crass in its way as praising the life-changing effects of a winning lottery ticket.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2025
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The economy will not thrive on backward, barbarian technologies and our babies will suffer from the burden of debt, bad air and blackouts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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Built on the site of an ancient Roman fortress that protected the empire from barbarian invasion, the castle was constructed between the 11th and 14th centuries.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
10 June 2025
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Residents are far from ignorant of Michigan’s law on train blockages.—
Ayah Imran,
Freep.com,
18 July 2025
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With the current events unfolding in the U.S. (as well as the ongoing struggle for People of Color), Hightower didn’t want to be ignorant of what was happening in their country.—
Laura Sirikul,
Forbes.com,
15 July 2025
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The essence of the review is evaluation, which of course doesn’t imply the crude simplicity of a thumbs-up or thumbs-down.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
24 July 2025
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Oil prices have been soft this year, with West Texas Intermediate crude futures off about 9% per barrel, and Brent crude futures down 8%.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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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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Devin Williams has settled down after a rough beginning of the year, and Luke Weaver remains superb despite some hiccups before the All-Star Break.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Here are several other Twins takeaways from a rough weekend in Denver, which ended on an encouraging note: Ryan shows confidence after first All-Star Game Making his first start since delivering a dominant inning in the All-Star Game on Tuesday, Ryan was outstanding in the series finale.—
Dan Hayes,
New York Times,
21 July 2025
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“Rude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rude. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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