INCIVILITY Synonyms: 97 Similar and Opposite Words

incivility

noun

ˌin(t)-sə-ˈvi-lə-tē

Definition of incivility

as in disrespect

rude behavior I won't tolerate incivility, and that includes text messaging while I'm speaking

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Recent Examples of incivility First, there’s the increase in incivility, in all its 21st-century forms – from road rage to cyberbullying. — Ross Channing Reed, The Conversation, 5 June 2026 Studies find that these subtler forms of email incivility are linked with negative effects on mood and well-being because the ambiguity triggers worry and second-guessing. — Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes.com, 9 Mar. 2026 As the incivility and tribalism of our politics increase, the quality of our political discourse decreases accordingly. — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Feb. 2026 If customer incivility is rising, businesses should ask whether cutting services, bringing chatbots into the mix and ignoring complaints are showing up on the bottom line. — Dave Lieber jan. 8, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for incivility

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Noun

The public weighted plain disrespect – how people are treated, apart from the economics – significantly more heavily than the philosophers did.

— ESMT Berlin, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
In the millions upon millions of words written and said about this World Cup, who has shown disrespect to players from Haiti, or any other smaller nation?

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of disrespect

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The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Tell her about the long, unwelcome chats, the bullying and the rudeness.

— Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 25 June 2026

Definition of rudeness

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