untactful

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for untactful
Adjective
  • On the dark side, Mercury in Sagittarius can be overly blunt and tactless in communication.
    Valerie Mesa, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Rian Johnson’s intricate script thrived on detailed dissections of its rich and awful suspects, including plenty of pointed jabs at Hudson’s oblivious model and tactless brand ambassador — two titles Hudson herself has held.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Stranger things have happened, but that prospect doesn’t seem likely, judging from the bank’s undiplomatic statement.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
  • His approach, however, is rhetorically more blunt and undiplomatic compared to most of his predecessors.
    Christian Datoc, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Listen to this article In many ways, the selection of Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance as former President Donald Trump’s running mate is odd and seemingly impolitic.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 16 July 2024
  • Trump can make vile and impolitic statements regularly — using Hitler-ian language to describe migrants, for example, or mocking Biden for a childhood stutter.
    S.E. Cupp, New York Daily News, 13 Mar. 2024
Adjective
  • The Twist in The Woman in the Yard Is a New Low for Trauma Horror Horror that’s really about trauma is now the norm, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this film’s treatment of mental health.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
  • Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Adjective
  • In recent years, running seemed strictly prohibited, and playing anything resembling a real basketball game was considered gauche.
    Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Lefties who study the French language soon learn that their handedness is gauche, clumsy in English and in French.
    Megan Marshall, The New Yorker, 8 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.
    Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
  • In 2015, he was again alleged to be discourteous.
    Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • People cannot help their medical conditions and dismissing a potential health hazard is inconsiderate.
    Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2025
  • Many Reddit users strongly supported the passenger's decision, agreeing that refusing to swap seats doesn't make someone inconsiderate.
    Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Newsweek, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Untactful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/untactful. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.

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