unclassy

Crude and tasteless

Unclassy describes behavior, appearance, or choices that lack refinement, taste, or social grace.

It's an informal adjective typically used to criticize something as tacky, crude, or beneath expected standards: Showing up drunk to your ex's wedding is seriously unclassy.

The word carries a judgmental tone, suggesting the speaker holds certain standards of decorum that the described thing violates.

gaudy

tacky

Vulgar or slightly sticky

  • flashyShowy, often tastelessly so
  • garishTastelessly showy
  • kitschyTastelessly popular or sentimental

showy · ostentatious · loud · trashy · chintzy · glitzy · overdone · bling · brassy · tasteless

crude

crass

Crudely lacking refinement

coarse · uncivilized · brutish · loutish · oafish · churlish · cloddish · philistine · rough-hewn · unrefined

obscene

vulgar

Crude or indecent

indecent · bawdy · raunchy · smutty · off-color · crude · filthy · salacious · risqué · foul-mouthed

graceless

awkward

Lacking grace or ease

unpolished · stiff · ungraceful · clunky · gauche · maladroit · ham-fisted · bumbling · artless · uncoordinated

rude

impolite

Lacking good manners

ill-mannered · brusque · curt · insolent · abrasive · insensitive · offensive · blunt · snippy · surly

Opposites
sophistication and refinement

unclassyclassy

Stylishly elegant

elegant · refined · sophisticated · tasteful · polished

social distinction and status

unclassyhigh-class

Of superior social standing

upscale · posh · swanky · upmarket · ritzy

Family

class, classical, classic, classy, classify, first-class, classification, lower-class, classless

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G