as in rude
showing a lack of manners or consideration for others
she was inconsiderate by nature, never bothering to hold the door for the next person
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Recent Examples of inconsiderate
Dropping in on someone with no warning is inconsiderate, bordering on rude.
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Without saying a word, Lesa became both tacky and inconsiderate.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Yes, the water bottles prove how slap dash and inconsiderate the season and episode was.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 May 2019
Otherwise, longtime residents will resent new comers, especially the inconsiderate ones.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
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Jeanne Phillips, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
Without saying a word, Lesa became both tacky and inconsiderate.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2024
Yes, the water bottles prove how slap dash and inconsiderate the season and episode was.
—Wired Staff, WIRED, 20 May 2019
Otherwise, longtime residents will resent new comers, especially the inconsiderate ones.
—Krista Kafer, The Denver Post, 3 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for inconsiderate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconsiderate
Adjective
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To chastise you for attending to his mistake and then act as though your laundry were now tainted is rude and hypocritical.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Joella deluge begins when Lana calls her out at the beginning of the episode for being rude during Untucked about her song.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Perhaps a bored retiree at home one New Year’s Eve will spot thoughtless kids shooting off fireworks one year.—
Penny Abeywardena,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The hearing swung from thoughtless to scandalous when one representative suggested that the murderous hawk was a better mascot for Planned Parenthood than for New Hampshire.—
Casey Cep,
The New Yorker,
28 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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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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Repetitive verbal abuse, exploitation, name-calling, physical bullying, and other mean behaviors that repeatedly demean players are not only discourteous and wrong, but also will eventually take a heavy toll on them.—
Amy Morin,
Parents,
25 July 2024
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“Inconsiderate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconsiderate. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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