ADJECTIVE | all | tactless, untactful | lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others |
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all | tactless, inept | revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse |
Sounds | tae'ktlahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others. | |
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Example | "in the circumstances it was tactless to ask her age" | |
Synonym | untactful | |
See also | inconsiderate | lacking regard for the rights or feelings of others |
inelegant | lacking in refinement or grace or good taste | |
Opposite | tactful | Having or showing a sense of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others |
Spanish | indiscreto | |
Nouns | tactlessness | the quality of lacking tact |
Adverbs | tactlessly | without tact |
Meaning | Revealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse. | |
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Example | "it was tactless to bring up those disagreeable" | |
Synonym | inept | |
Broader | maladroit | not adroit |
Nouns | tactlessness | the quality of lacking tact |
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