ruder

Less well-mannered

Ruder is the comparative form of rude—more impolite, more discourteous, more lacking in manners: I've never met anyone ruder than your brother.

The waiter was even ruder the second time we asked.

impolite

discourteous

Lacking good manners

curt · brusque · offensive · snide · sarcastic · mocking · sneering · contemptuous · disdainful · disparaging

boorish

uncouth

Lacking good manners

oafish · churlish · uncivilized · unrefined · coarse · brutish · philistine · cloddish · gruff · ill-bred

blunt

direct

Undeviating or to guide

unvarnished · straightforward · plain-spoken · point-blank · undiplomatic · matter-of-fact · explicit · unfiltered · bluff · bald

Opposites
social courtesy and politeness

ruderpoliter

Better mannered

kinder · gentler · sweeter

refinement and sophistication

ruderclassier

More elegant, sophisticated

Phrases
Family

rude, rudeness, rudely, prudent, erudite, prudence, erudition, crudely, crudeness

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G