not nice
Lacking in kindness
Not nice describes behavior or qualities that are unkind, unpleasant, or socially inappropriate.
The phrase often appears as gentle understatement, especially when speaking to or about children: That wasn't very nice of you.
Adults use it similarly to soften criticism: The reviews were not nice.
- badOf inferior quality
- horribleExtremely bad or unpleasant
- meanAverage, or spiteful
- nastyDeeply unpleasant or spiteful
- unkindLacking sympathy or consideration
rude · bad manners · unpleasant · cruel · low blow · hateful · evil · unfriendly · cold shoulder · inconsiderate · discourteous · jerk · bully · naughty · selfish · bad attitude · annoying · angry