uncivil
Boorish in conduct
Uncivil means rude or discourteous, lacking the basic politeness expected in social interaction: His uncivil tone made everyone uncomfortable.
The word suggests behavior that falls short of civilized norms without necessarily being hostile—more brusque dismissal than open aggression.
She found his uncivil reply surprising from someone in customer service.
Lacking good manners
- discourteousLacking good manners
- ill-manneredLacking polite conduct
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
- churlishIll-mannered and rude
uncouth · unmannerly · tactless · crass · vulgar · coarse · ungracious · indecorous
Boldly rude and disrespectful
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- scornfulShowing open contempt
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
- disdainfulShowing open contempt
impertinent · irreverent · mocking · derisive · belittling · disparaging · sneering · condescending
Unpleasantly severe or rough
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- cruelWillfully causing suffering
- callousCruelly insensitive to others
- severeExtremely harsh or strict
merciless · unforgiving · pitiless · cutting · caustic · vitriolic · acerbic · scathing
Violating legislative conduct rules
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
- toxicCapable of causing harm
vituperative · abusive · insulting · offensive · unseemly · inappropriate · improper · unbecoming
Actively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- combativeInclined toward conflict
- confrontationalInclined toward hostile encounters
contentious · quarrelsome · pugnacious · truculent · bellicose · provocative · adversarial · militant
impolite
Lacking good manners
- discourteousLacking good manners
- ill-manneredLacking polite conduct
- boorishCrudely ill-mannered
churlish · uncouth · unmannerly · tactless · crass · vulgar · coarse · ungracious · indecorous · unrefined
insolent
Boldly rude and disrespectful
- contemptuousShowing open disrespect
- scornfulShowing open contempt
- dismissiveShowing contemptuous disregard
disdainful · impertinent · irreverent · mocking · derisive · belittling · disparaging · sneering · condescending · presumptuous
harsh
Unpleasantly severe or rough
severe · merciless · unforgiving · pitiless · cutting · caustic · vitriolic · acerbic · scathing · biting
unparliamentary
Violating legislative conduct rules
- inflammatoryTending to provoke outrage
- incendiaryCausing or designed for burning
- divisiveCausing sharp disagreement
toxic · vituperative · abusive · insulting · offensive · unseemly · inappropriate · improper · unbecoming · undignified
antagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
- belligerentHostile and eager to clash
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
- combativeInclined toward conflict
confrontational · contentious · quarrelsome · pugnacious · truculent · bellicose · provocative · adversarial · militant · defiant
- mannersetiquette, manners, polite, rude, politeness
- rudenessrude, discourtesy, impolite, rudeness, disrespect
- confrontation styleaggressive, passive, assertive, avoidant, diplomatic
- risquerisque, racy, bawdy, ribald, suggestive
uncivilpolite
Showing good manners
courteous · civil · respectful · mannerly · considerate