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

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

Example sentences :

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

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