I think it is best not to be impolite.
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Impolite
//ɪmpəˈlaɪt//
Synonyms for "impolite" (112 found)
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Closest matches (23)
Strong matches (33)
Related words (56)
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4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSynonyms
14 entriesderived
2 entriesdistinct from
1 entriesrelated to
1 entriessimilar
14 entriesTranslations
55 translations across 35 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- وَقِح adj (not polite)
Armenian
1 entries- անքաղաքավարի adj (not polite)
Azerbaijani
2 entries- kobud adj (not polite)
- köntöy adj (not polite)
Bulgarian
1 entries- неучтив adj (not polite)
Catalan
2 entries- descortès adj (not polite)
- groller adj (not polite)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 不禮貌 /不礼貌 adj (not polite)
Czech
1 entries- nezdvořilý adj (not polite)
Estonian
2 entries- ebaviisakas adj (not polite)
- kohatu adj (not polite)
Finnish
1 entries- epäkohtelias adj (not polite)
French
2 entries- impoli adj (not polite)
- malpoli adj (not polite)
German
1 entries- unhöflich adj (not polite)
Greek
1 entries- αγενής adj (not polite)
Hungarian
1 entries- udvariatlan adj (not polite)
Icelandic
1 entries- ókurteis adj (not polite)
Irish
1 entries- drochbhéasach adj (not polite)
Italian
3 entries- maleducato adj (not polite)
- rude adj (not polite)
- scortese adj (not polite)
Japanese
2 entries- 失礼な adj (not polite)
- 無礼な adj (not polite)
Macedonian
1 entries- не́учтив adj (not polite)
Malayalam
1 entries- മര്യാദയില്ലാത്ത adj (not polite)
Manx
3 entries- meechooyrtoil adj (not polite)
- neuellynagh adj (not polite)
- neuveasagh adj (not polite)
Māori
2 entries- pakirara adj (not polite)
- āhuaatua adj (not polite)
Norman
1 entries- malpoli adj (not polite)
Norwegian
1 entries- uhøflig adj (not polite)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- تربیهسز adj (not polite)
Pashto
2 entries- بدمخی adj (not polite)
- شډل adj (not polite)
Persian
1 entries- بیادب adj (not polite)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- onheeflich adj (not polite)
Polish
3 entries- chamski adj (not polite)
- grubiański adj (not polite)
- nieuprzejmy adj (not polite)
Portuguese
2 entries- impolido adj (not polite)
- indelicado adj (not polite)
Russian
1 entries- неве́жливый adj (not polite)
Spanish
2 entries- descortés adj (not polite)
- maleducado adj (not polite)
Swedish
1 entries- oartig adj (not polite)
Tày
1 entries- bộp bạp adj (not polite)
Ukrainian
4 entries- гру́бий adj (not polite)
- невві́чливий adj (not polite)
- нече́мний adj (not polite)
- неґре́чний adj (not polite)
Walloon
3 entries- måhonteus adj (not polite)
- måpoli adj (not polite)
- ossu poli k' ene casrole di scroufier adj (not polite)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
It is impolite to elbow one's way through the crowd.
Source: tatoeba (269887)
It's impolite to stare at people.
Source: tatoeba (270148)
It was impolite of him not to say goodbye.
Source: tatoeba (283036)
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