Synonyms of uncouth

uncouth

adjective

ən-ˈküth 

1

as in boorish

having or showing crudely insensitive or impolite manners

will not tolerate any uncouth behavior, such as eating with one's mouth open

Synonyms & Similar Words

• boorish
• loutish
• churlish
• classless
• clownish
• stupid
• cloddish
• vulgar
• rude
• unsophisticated
• unpolished
• awkward
• unrefined
• coarse
• beastly
• uncultivated
• bestial
• ill-bred
• unmannerly
• tasteless
• impolite
• discourteous
• oafish
• doltish
• ungracious
• uncivil
• ungainly
• mannerless
• misleared

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• polished
• refined
• cultivated
• genteel
• courtly
• gentlemanly
• well-bred
• classy
• couth
• ladylike
• polite
• civil
• courteous

2

as in vulgar

lacking in refinement or good taste

the movie's uncouth humor seemed to be purposely offensive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgar
• crass
• rude
• coarse
• crude
• common
• gross
• rough
• uncultured
• clumsy
• unrefined
• unpolished
• rugged
• raffish
• tasteless
• uncultivated
• ill-bred
• lowbrow
• rough-hewn
• illiberal
• low
• boorish
• insensible
• ungentlemanly
• loutish
• roughneck
• churlish
• clownish
• indelicate
• thoughtless
• oafish
• inconsiderate
• rustic
• cloddish
• incult
• lowbred
• unsophisticated
• uncivilized
• insensitive
• lubberly
• lumpish
• rustical
• unmannerly
• barbaric
• barbarous
• provincial
• countrified
• inelegant
• graceless
• unmannered
• tacky
• mannerless
• countryfied
• animallike

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• civilized
• smooth
• cultured
• genteel
• polished
• aristocratic
• refined
• tasteful
• cultivated
• courtly
• patrician
• well-bred
• elegant
• graceful
• restrained
• sensitive
• gracious
• thoughtful
• ultrarefined
• considerate
• sophisticated
• urbane
• citified

Examples of uncouth in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And part of the problem is McCarthy, whose vulgar, uncouth character doesn’t have that many dimensions. —Tim Grierson, Vulture, 4 May 2024

It was first produced on Broadway in 1959, with Carol Burnett in the lead role as Princess Winifred, an unabashed and sometimes uncouth potential bride for the prince. —Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024

There’s an incorrect notion that talking about money or promotions is uncouth. —Byscott Galloway, Fortune, 23 Apr. 2024

People with perfect manners can be perfect villains, and the uncouth can have hearts of gold. —Daniel Foster, National Review, 30 Nov. 2023

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