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as in disrespectful
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
it's rude to call someone "ugly"
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as in clumsy
hastily or roughly constructed
a rude shelter built from unfinished logs by some forgotten pioneer
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as in primitive
belonging to or characteristic of an early level of skill or development
rude stone tools
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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
a comedian who uses a lot of rude language in his nightclub act
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as in barbarian
not civilized
missionaries who believed that it was their duty to convert the rude peoples of the world
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as in ignorant
lacking in education or the knowledge gained from books
rude hillbillies they might have been, but they produced music with real poignancy
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as in crude
being such as found in nature and not altered by processing or refining
rude pelts that were sent to Europe to be fashioned into elegant hats and coats
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Recent Examples of rude
The Russian military faced a rude surprise on Ukrainian battlefields in part because in Vladimir Putin’s Russia, professionalism is secondary to politics.
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David French, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Geneva received a rude welcoming into the 11-man game on Friday night, getting rolled by Orangewood Christian 28-7.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The thing is, your neighbor might see things differently or even perceive your actions as rude.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
That December, during a trip to a jewelry store to buy the rings, the two got into an argument after Rossi was rude to the girlfriend, according to the district attorney's statement.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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David French, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Geneva received a rude welcoming into the 11-man game on Friday night, getting rolled by Orangewood Christian 28-7.
—Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 Aug. 2025
The thing is, your neighbor might see things differently or even perceive your actions as rude.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Aug. 2025
That December, during a trip to a jewelry store to buy the rings, the two got into an argument after Rossi was rude to the girlfriend, according to the district attorney's statement.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for rude
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Seattle might not be a Super Bowl contender, but ranking the Seahawks 20th — three spots behind the last-place Arizona Cardinals, mind you — definitely feels pretty disrespectful.—
Matthew Schmidt,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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Rachel then called him disrespectful.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
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Chris and Emilia’s conversation is suddenly interrupted by a premature explosion, which was caused by a clumsy member of a militia group called the Sons of Liberty.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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Tiny, slow and clumsy — these hatchlings are an easy snack for predators.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
5 Sep. 2025
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Due to an accidental feature of this primitive technology, the color of television made in the middle nineteen sixties is essentially public, rather than private.—
Scott Stossel,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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Campsites are a step above primitive, with nearby water, pit toilets, picnic tables and food lock-up boxes provided.—
Don Sproul,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
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Edwards, along with protesting comrade Tom Hopper (Raife Hastings) and crass CIA contractor Jules Landry (Luke Hemsworth) join a secret CIA unit fighting terrorism in Europe.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
28 Aug. 2025
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Liverpool fans know how hurtful crass chants can be.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
19 Aug. 2025
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Bailey plays half-elf ranger Vex, O’Brien is her twin brother Vax, Willingham is the lovable barbarian Grog, Johnson is the holy gnome cleric Pike, Jaffe is the royal gunslinger Percy, Ray is magical half-elf druid Keyleth and Riegel is the raunchy gnome bard Scanlan.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
24 July 2025
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The economy will not thrive on backward, barbarian technologies and our babies will suffer from the burden of debt, bad air and blackouts.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
26 June 2025
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The league might be skeptical that the Clippers were merely ignorant of the Aspiration-Leonard relationship and question why the team didn’t undertake more diligence.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Conversations that would’ve otherwise been fun and intellectually stimulating will start to feel childish and ignorant.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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Trump is mentioned again on Page 156 of the birthday book document in a photo and a handwritten caption with a crude joke allegedly penned by Joel Pashcow, who the Wall Street Journal reports is a long-time Mar-a-Lago member.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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The data also shows that the Reliance refinery gets nearly half its crude oil from Russia.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
8 Sep. 2025
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In 2014, he was found to have been discourteous and used force.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
7 Mar. 2025
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The main point is to avoid being discourteous of the people behind us by letting the door close in their respective faces.—
R. Eric Thomas,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
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“Rude.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rude. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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