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Synonyms for ill-bred
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : il-bred |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɪlˈbrɛd |
Top 10 synonyms for ill-bred Other synonyms for the word ill-bred
- abject
- abrupt
- aweless
- awkward
- backward
- bad-mannered
- barbarian
- barbaric
- barbarous
- barnyard
- base
- bawdy
- bearish
- blue
- blunt
- bold
- boorish
- brusque
- brutish
- bumbling
- bungling
- cantankerous
- cavalier
- cheap
- cheeky
- churlish
- cloddish
- clodhopping
- clownish
- clumsy
- coarse
- common
- contemptible
- contumelious
- countrified
- crass
- crude
- crumby
- crusty
- curt
- dastardly
- degraded
- dense
- depraved
- despicable
- dirty
- discourteous
- disgraceful
- disgracious
- dishonorable
- disreputable
- doltish
- earthy
- flip
- foul
- foul-mouthed
- foulmouthed
- fresh
- gawky
- graceless
- green
- grody
- gross
- gruff
- halting
- ham-handed
- heavy-handed
- ignoble
- ignorant
- ill-behaved
- ill-bred
- ill-mannered
- immodest
- impertinent
- impious
- impolite
- impudent
- impure
- in bad taste
- inaffable
- incult
- indecorous
- indelicate
- inelegant
- inept
- insensible
- insensitive
- insolent
- inurbane
- irreverent
- irritable
- lacking
- licentious
- loud
- loud-mouthed
- loutish
- low
- lowbred
- lowdown and dirty
- maladroit
- malodorous
- mannerless
- mean
- menial
- misbehaved
- miserable
- moody
- nasty
- nervy
- oafish
- obscene
- offensive
- offhand
- ornery
- out-of-line
- out-of-order
- outrageous
- philistine
- pornographic
- primitive
- profanatory
- profane
- provincial
- raffish
- raunchy
- raw
- ribald
- ridiculous
- rough
- roughneck
- rude
- rugged
- rustic
- sacrilegious
- salacious
- sassy
- saucy
- savage
- scatological
- scrubby
- scruffy
- scurvy
- servile
- shameless
- shocking
- smart-alecky
- smutty
- snippy
- sordid
- strange
- sullen
- swinish
- tacky
- tactless
- tasteless
- ugly
- unbecoming
- uncalled-for
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- unconscionable
- uncontrolled
- uncouth
- uncultivated
- uncultured
- undecorous
- undignified
- uneducated
- unenlightened
- unfilial
- ungainly
- ungenteel
- ungentlemanly
- ungodly
- ungracious
- unhappy
- unholy
- unmannered
- unmannerly
- unpoised
- unpolished
- unrefined
- unseemly
- unskillful
- unsophisticated
- untoward
- unworthy
- vile
- vulgar
- vulgarian
- wicked
- woebegone
- woeful
- wooden
- wretched
- X-rated
Définition of ill-bred
- As in indecent : adj obscene, vulgar; offensive
- As in loutish : adj boorish
- As in low : adj crude, vulgar
- As in rugged : adj uncouth, crude
- As in uncivilized : adj wild, uncultured
- As in uncouth : adj clumsy, uncultivated
- As in boorish : adj crude, awkward
- As in Philistine : adj coarse
- As in crude : adj vulgar, unpolished in manner
- As in discourteous : adj rude, impolite
- As in disrespectful : adj insulting, rude
- As in gauche : adj tactless, unsophisticated
- As in ill-mannered : adj badly behaved
- As in impolite : adj having bad manners
- It was considered (as on shore) ill-bred to acknowledge the voice of conscience.
- Extract from : « The Uncommercial Traveller » by Charles Dickens
- Paul felt for the instant that he had been brutal and ill-bred.
- Extract from : « Despair's Last Journey » by David Christie Murray
- She was not hurt over the ill-bred manner in which she had been treated.
- Extract from : « Marjorie Dean, College Sophomore » by Pauline Lester
- She knew him quite well for an ill-bred little snob at heart.
- Extract from : « The Highgrader » by William MacLeod Raine
- She had not meant to be ill-bred; she had no idea she was playing a joke.
- Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner
- Still she need not have spoken in that angry tone, and called her “ill-bred.”
- Extract from : « In the Mist of the Mountains » by Ethel Turner
- He knew she would think him ill-bred, he was ashamed of himself, but he could not help it.
- Extract from : « The Silver Lining » by John Roussel
- She knew that the intruder was ill-bred, even before she glanced at him.
- Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
- Cecil got up; the man was ill-bred—he hadn't put on his coat after tennis—he didn't do.
- Extract from : « A Room With A View » by E. M. Forster
- The man looked angry, and Mr. Bosengate thought: 'An ill-bred dog, that!'
- Extract from : « Five Tales » by John Galsworthy
Antonyms for ill-bred
- above
- acceptable
- agile
- appropriate
- behaved
- calm
- charming
- chaste
- cheerful
- civil
- civilized
- clean
- courteous
- couth
- cultivated
- cultured
- decent
- delicate
- domesticated
- easy
- elegant
- elevated
- even
- exciting
- facile
- fitting
- flat
- formal
- gay
- gentle
- good
- graceful
- gracious
- happy
- healthy
- high
- honest
- honorable
- increased
- kind
- level
- mannered
- mannerly
- mild
- moderate
- modest
- moral
- nice
- noble
- planned
- pleasant
- pleasing
- polished
- polite
- prominent
- proper
- pure
- reasonable
- refined
- respectable
- respectful
- reverent
- rich
- right
- seemly
- sensible
- small
- smooth
- sophisticated
- stilted
- strong
- suitable
- superior
- tactful
- tall
- tasteful
- tiny
- uncorrupt
- upright
- virtuous
- weak
- well
- well-bred
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