overfamiliar
Inappropriately casual manner
Overfamiliar describes behavior that presumes more intimacy or closeness than the relationship warrants.
An overfamiliar stranger might touch your arm or use your first name uninvited.
An overfamiliar tone in professional settings feels inappropriately casual: The new hire was overfamiliar with the CEO.
The word suggests boundary-crossing that makes others uncomfortable.
Onward in direction
- brazenShamelessly bold
- boldCourageous and daring
- audaciousRecklessly or disrespectfully fearless
- impertinentRudely presumptuous
impudent · cheeky · assumptive · entitled · overconfident · pushy · fresh · overstepping
Rudely presumptuous
- insolentBoldly rude and disrespectful
- impudentDisrespectfully bold
- cheekyPlayfully disrespectful
- flippantCarelessly disrespectful
irreverent · sassy · dismissive · contemptuous · rude · curt · brusque · uppity
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
snooping · probing · encroaching · interfering · unwelcome · busybody · buttinsky · interloping
Lacking grace or ease
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- cringeShrink from discomfort
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
- off-puttingCausing mild aversion
unsettling · disconcerting · skin-crawling · inappropriate · unwanted · forced · cloying · suffocating
forward
Onward in direction
impertinent · impudent · cheeky · assumptive · entitled · overconfident · pushy · fresh · overstepping · boundary-pushing
impertinent
Rudely presumptuous
flippant · irreverent · sassy · dismissive · contemptuous · rude · curt · brusque · uppity · inappropriate
nosy
Intrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
obtrusive · snooping · probing · encroaching · interfering · unwelcome · busybody · buttinsky · interloping · personal
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- uneasyTroubled, not calm
- cringeShrink from discomfort
- embarrassingCausing awkward self-consciousness
off-putting · unsettling · disconcerting · skin-crawling · inappropriate · unwanted · forced · cloying · suffocating · smothering
overfamiliarreserved
Restrained in manner
distant · aloof · standoffish · formal · diffident
overfamiliarhumble
Unassuming about oneself
modest · unassuming · unpretentious · self-effacing · down-to-earth