boorish
Lacking social graces
Boorish describes behavior that is crude, insensitive, and lacking in social grace.
A boorish person tramples on others' feelings without noticing or caring: His boorish comments about her weight embarrassed everyone at the table.
The word suggests not just rudeness but a coarse obliviousness—someone who wouldn't recognize refinement if they saw it.
Not processed or polished
- coarseRough in texture
- crudeUnpolished, raw state
- vulgarCrude or indecent
- crassCrudely lacking refinement
uncivilized · unpolished · unsophisticated · loutish · oafish · cloddish · clodhopping · roughhewn
Lacking good manners
- disrespectfulShowing lack of regard
- uncivilLacking basic politeness
- discourteousLacking good manners
- unmannerlyLacking good social behavior
inconsiderate · ill-mannered · offensive · insulting · obnoxious · churlish · surly · curt
Unaware of others' emotions
- indelicateLacking refinement or tact
- undiplomaticLacking tact or finesse
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
- ham-fistedLacking dexterity or subtlety
heavy-handed · maladroit · inept · thoughtless · obtuse · thick-skinned · tone-deaf · bumbling
Aggressively violent in manner
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- roughUneven in surface
- toughDurable and strong
intimidating · belligerent · domineering · overbearing · menacing · threatening · brutish · savage
unrefined
Not processed or polished
crass · uncivilized · unpolished · unsophisticated · loutish · oafish · cloddish · clodhopping · roughhewn · provincial
impolite
Lacking good manners
- disrespectfulShowing lack of regard
- uncivilLacking basic politeness
- discourteousLacking good manners
unmannerly · inconsiderate · ill-mannered · offensive · insulting · obnoxious · churlish · surly · curt · brusque
insensitive
Unaware of others' emotions
- indelicateLacking refinement or tact
- undiplomaticLacking tact or finesse
- blunderingActing with clumsy incompetence
ham-fisted · heavy-handed · maladroit · inept · thoughtless · obtuse · thick-skinned · tone-deaf · bumbling · bungling
thuggish
Aggressively violent in manner
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- bullyingAggressive repeated intimidation
- roughUneven in surface
tough · intimidating · belligerent · domineering · overbearing · menacing · threatening · brutish · savage · feral
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- unrefinedcrude, coarse, rough, unpolished, uncouth
- vulgarcrude, crass, coarse, vulgar, rude
- unacceptableunacceptable, inappropriate, improper, wrong, forbidden
- inferiorinferior, substandard, second-rate, second-class, subpar
boorishpolite
Showing good manners
courteous · refined · well-mannered · cultured · sophisticated