SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
boorish
adjective
Rude and insensitive to others.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Rude and insensitive
Closest synonyms
Related words and expressions
These extend or explain the idea and may require a different sentence structure.
Usage distinction
Return to topImpolite can be mild; boorish suggests conspicuous coarseness or disregard for others.
CHECK THE MEANING IN CONTEXT
See boorish in use
His boorish interruptions spoiled the conversation.
In a shared office kitchen, one tenant behaved in a boorish way, talking loudly over introductions and mocking another person's lunch.
Compare an alternative with the original word in each passage. Shared meanings do not make every pair interchangeable.
Synonym reference scope and sources
The groups distinguish the senses selected for this study entry. Closest synonyms and broader related expressions have separate labels. The listed sources support lexical selection; not every phrase is a direct quotation from a source.
How the synonym reference was prepared / WordNet 3.0 license