UNMANNERED Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words

unmannered

adjective

ˌən-ˈma-nərd

Definition of unmannered

as in rude

showing a lack of manners or consideration for others we will never again invite such unmannered guests

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Recent Examples of unmannered The entire cast, including and especially the younger members are warm and likable, with Williams delivering a refreshingly unmannered turn and Cheadle doing his best to anchor us in the story. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 15 Sep. 2021 Those practitioners, too, welcomed the untrained, unmannered body, even though they were extremely trained. — New York Times, 22 Oct. 2020 In the fifties and early sixties, Mobley’s sound was velvety and enveloping but frank and unmannered; his warm energy, lyrical phrasing, wry wit, and melodic heartiness drew richly on the blues. — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2020 Her performance is unforced, unmannered, tart but without edges — as clean and smoothly elegant as a minimal-fragrance bar of soap. — Tom Gliatto, PEOPLE.com, 27 Sep. 2019 Whelan’s refreshingly unmannered dancing — a clean, disciplined, service-to-the-steps beauty — is as present as ever. — Janine Parker, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2019 But Pollini remains a clear-eyed musical aristocrat, an unmannered visionary of the keys, as the Debussy portion of his concert made apparent. — John Von Rhein, chicagotribune.com, 24 Apr. 2018

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Adjective

For instance, your colleagues may be very agreeable and kind to their boss but rude to their more junior colleagues, or the cafeteria waiter.

— Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Totally ignoring the humanity of both worker and customer is rude, and yet both parties are interested in getting on with whatever the transaction is.

— Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of rude

Adjective

At the outset of this chatty novel, the protagonist, Caroline, who was recently ghosted by a thoughtless man, has had a story published in this magazine.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
That self-deprecating description opens Tony, writer-director Matt Johnson’s movie about the one crazy summer that changed a thoughtless young lout’s life; for good measure, the quote does double duty as the tagline on the film’s poster.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of thoughtless

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