tactlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactlessness
Noun
  • Some parents worry that Alexa's high tolerance for rudeness instills poor behavior in their kids, according to Quartz.
    Emily Forlini, PC Magazine, 22 Apr. 2025
  • In many workplaces—where candor is praised but sometimes mistaken for rudeness—the line between authenticity and tact becomes incredibly thin.
    Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • To address the effects of disrespect that women encounter, researchers point to resilience as a characteristic for successful women leaders to develop.
    Susan Madsen, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
  • And some supporters hesitated to show up, concerned their advocacy would be associated with what many saw as her disrespect toward Native Hawaiians and local fishers.
    Time, Time, 9 July 2025
Noun
  • At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • At least seven different civilian complaints have been lodged against the sergeant, alleging excessive force, discourtesy and abuse of authority.
    Shayla Colon, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • That's nonsense… and anyone who's been a part of these productions knows that IN FACT the opposite is true.
    Shania Russell, EW.com, 9 July 2025
  • The song was essentially one long joke about animal noises, and once the joke wore off, what remained was an insanely repetitive chorus of nonsense.
    John Werner, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
Noun
  • And North also has a rejoinder for this year’s face-off.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 27 May 2025
  • At the Fox upfronts on Monday, May 12, the former New England Patriots tight end had an unexpected rejoinder after a fellow presenter on stage joked about Rupert Murdoch’s first upfront.
    Anna Lazarus Caplan, People.com, 13 May 2025
Noun
  • The shock, the horror, the unbelievable audacity of it.
    Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 1 July 2025
  • His crime: the audacity to ask a question about the coldly brutal arrests of his constituents and the unprecedented military invasion of Los Angeles.
    Julie Gonzales, Denver Post, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • But she's also just wrapped filming another movie for Netflix that will find her buff and taking no guff.
    Marco della Cava, USA Today, 3 July 2025
  • What sets even Milosz’s early poems of exile and displacement apart is his talent for burying an appalled stringency beneath sentimental guff.
    William Logan, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • On the golf course, whenever his more athletic playing partners start talking trash, Baumgartner has his retort at the ready.
    Daniel Brown, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • The seething retort against Drake not only rattled the 6 God and his disciples but unequivocally lunged Lamar into God mode.
    Carl Lamarre, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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“Tactlessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactlessness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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