tactlessness

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactlessness
Noun
  • Another perspective is offered by a piece on LinkedIn, which examines the rise in public displays of rudeness and the factors contributing to this trend.
    John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 14 Jan. 2025
  • Even Sam, who hated conflict with a passion and preferred to let rudeness roll off her like water off the back of a duck, had a breaking point.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 12 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With that context, Zubac is a poster child for keeping the apology as loud as the disrespect.
    Shane Young, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • No disrespect to Sir Paul McCartney, but Dwayne Carter Jr. (a.k.a. Lil Wayne) clearly had the superior musical medley of the night.
    Andy Hoglund, EW.com, 17 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Henderson then accused her of discourtesy and ordered her transferred to the 73rd Precinct then back to the 79th Precinct in one day.
    Graham Rayman, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
Noun
  • First off, the bulk of the trailer is Shrek and company scrolling through fantasy TikTok courtesy of the magic mirror, which shows dancing Shrek, shirtless Shrek and other nonsense, apparently posted by Pinocchio.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Spouted a bunch of nonsense conspiracy theories about who’s getting Social Security benefits.
    Brian Barrett, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • With a few snooty glances and snide rejoinders, Todd and Margo Chester — the Griswalds’ ultra-hip Chicago neighbors — epitomize the sort of detachment that’s too chilly for the holidays, too cold for friendship.
    Matthew Jacobs, Vulture, 17 Dec. 2024
  • The ban can be seen as a rejoinder to the U.S. cracking down on China's chip-making industry, as well as an escalation in trade war saber-rattling between the two countries.
    Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Aries is also a Cardinal Fire sign, known for its audacity and desire to initiate new things, even if that means ruffling a few feathers along the way.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The Court could react by smacking down the President’s audacity.
    Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 22 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • In recent years, Portland has become a byword for fashionable left-wing guff, including the notion that crime and homelessness are little more than voluntary social constructs that are better fought with kind words and substantial welfare spending than with the assiduous enforcement of the law.
    The Editors, National Review, 23 May 2024
  • No longer was the genre considered all-singing, all-dancing guff beloved by American philistines, but something of emotional and intellectual merit.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 14 Sep. 2023
Noun
  • The next day, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz began his speech to the conference with a retort to Vance.
    Massimo Calabresi/Dachau, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • Known for his own sense of humor, Obama dismisses Edwards’ retort, pointing out that the shooting guard has multiple players of similar size as Embiid, making his point null and void.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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“Tactlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactlessness. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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