Antonyms for tactlessness
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : takt-lis |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈtækt lɪs |
- artfulness
- care
- carefulness
- caution
- cleverness
- convenience
- correction
- courtesy
- dexterity
- discreetness
- discretion
- ease
- easiness
- elegance
- fear
- good manners
- grace
- handiness
- humility
- judgment
- kindness
- manners
- meekness
- modesty
- politeness
- respect
- right
- seriousness
- shyness
- skill
- sophistication
- straightforwardness
- thoughtfulness
- timidity
- wisdom
Definition of tactlessness
Origin :- 1847, from tact + -less. Related: Tactlessly; tactlessness.
- As in indiscretion : noun mistake
- As in awkwardness : noun clumsiness; inelegance
- As in rudeness : noun impoliteness
- Mrs. Brereton wondered in her own mind where Maud could have got her tactlessness from.
- Extract from : « Scarlet and Hyssop » by E. F. Benson
- And, as the just reply to tactlessness is truth, also tactless, he let Evelyn have it.
- Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson
- But they were used to tactlessness from Willie, and they merely winked mutually.
- Extract from : « What Will People Say? » by Rupert Hughes
- It was evident that such a state of affairs portended something more serious than tactlessness or mismanagement.
- Extract from : « Wounded and a Prisoner of War » by Malcolm V. (Malcolm Vivian) Hay
- His isolating and aggressive pride engendered a tactlessness which often spoilt any chances of advancement that came his way.
- Extract from : « Souvenir of the George Borrow Celebration » by James Hooper
- Inaccuracy and tactlessness, however, seemed to haunt Mr Froude like evil spirits.
- Extract from : « Victorian Literature » by Clement K. Shorter
- In the talk at table the family, with Teuton tactlessness, now and then cried out the surpassing merits of the German young man.
- Extract from : « Villa Elsa » by Stuart Henry
- Miss Ralston reproached herself for her tactlessness, and proceeded to make amends.
- Extract from : « Atlantic Narratives » by Mary Antin
- Talkativeness, like tactlessness, has an undeniable face value that largely disappears on inspection.
- Extract from : « The Unpopular Review Vol. I » by Various
- If he did say it, however, it was somewhat in keeping with the tactlessness which he occasionally showed.
- Extract from : « William Hickling Prescott » by Harry Thurston Peck
Synonyms for tactlessness
- acrimony
- amateurishness
- artlessness
- asperity
- audacity
- bad manners
- barbarity
- bluntness
- boldness
- boorishness
- brass
- bumble
- cheek
- cloddishness
- coarseness
- crudeness
- crudity
- discourtesy
- disdain
- disrespect
- dropping the ball
- dumb move
- effrontery
- error
- excitability
- faux pas
- folly
- fool mistake
- foolishness
- foul-up
- gaffe
- gaucherie
- gawkiness
- goof
- gracelessness
- greenness
- grossness
- harshness
- hastiness
- ignorance
- impertinence
- imprudence
- impudence
- inability
- incivility
- incompetence
- indiscreetness
- ineptitude
- ineptness
- inexpertness
- ingenuousness
- insolence
- intrusiveness
- irritability
- lapse
- maladroitness
- misbehavior
- miscue
- misjudgment
- misspeak
- naiveté
- nerve
- oafishness
- officiousness
- rashness
- recklessness
- rudeness
- screw-up
- shamelessness
- sharpness
- simple-mindedness
- slip
- slip of the tongue
- slip-up
- stumble
- stupidity
- tactlessness
- thoughtlessness
- uncoordination
- uncouthness
- ungainliness
- ungraciousness
- unkindness
- unmannerliness
- unseemliness
- unskillfulness
- vulgarity
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