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What is another word for tactless?

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Lacking in finesse or grace

Unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

Lacking wisdom or prudence

(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances

Showing no compassion or mercy for others

Offensively coarse or rude

Savagely violent or barbaric

Causing distress to someone's feelings

Honest or frank in nature

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Lacking in finesse or grace

like a bull in a china shop

uncivilized^US

uncivilised^UK

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“The tech company's attempt to implement a new technology was overshadowed by its completely tactless execution.”

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Unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

speaking as one finds

calling a spade a spade

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

lacking in social graces

not afraid to call a spade a spade

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

libelous^US

libellous^UK

not beating about the bush

to the point

not mincing one's words

pulling no punches

no-nonsense

straight from the shoulder

politically incorrect

ill-humored^US

humourless^UK

humorless^US

smart-assed^US

smart-arsed^UK

patronizing^US

rubbing the wrong way

patronising^UK

not on speaking terms

not backwards in coming forwards

throwing one's weight about

ill-favored^US

unfavorable^US

minimising^UK

dishonoring^US

minimizing^US

too big for your boots

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“The tactless comment at the inquiry into the disaster drew tears from some of the relatives.”

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Lacking wisdom or prudence

leaving self wide open

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“This tactless decision alienated the many faithful and already suspicious Pohnpeian Protestants in and around Ohwa.”

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(of a person, action, or motive) Making decisions based solely on one's own self-interest or personal profit

looking after number one

on the make

out for what one can get

wrapped up in oneself

looking out for number one

having a swelled head

on an ego trip

wrapped up with oneself

self-sufficient

in love with oneself

in love with yourself

out for what you can get

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Not suitable or appropriate in the circumstances

unfavorable^US

neither here nor there

nothing to do with it

like a fish out of water

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Showing no compassion or mercy for others

with a heart of stone

toughened by experience

impenitent

insentient

as tough as old boots

marble-hearted

blind to

deaf to

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Offensively coarse or rude

colorful^US

colourful^UK

off-colour^UK

off-color^US

unsavoury^UK

unsavory^US

libellous^UK

libelous^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

dishonoured^UK

dishonored^US

untrammeled^US

no better than one should be

toey as a Roman sandal

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Savagely violent or barbaric

with a heart of stone

uncivilised^UK

uncivilized^US

demoralized^US

demoralised^UK

every person for themselves

red in tooth and claw

knock-down-and-drag-out

rubbing the wrong way

ill-humored^US

bad-tempered

ill-tempered

intensely competitive

having a killer instinct

at each other's throats

humourless^UK

humorless^US

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

environmentally unfriendly

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Causing distress to someone's feelings

Adjective

Honest or frank in nature

straight to the point

straight from the shoulder

not beating around the bush

speaking as one finds

not afraid to call a spade a spade

plain-speaking

forward

straight-from-the-shoulder

real

foursquare

no beating around the bush

saying what one thinks

laying it on the line

unadorned

calling spade a spade

not beating about the bush

calling a spade a spade

speaking straight from the shoulder

not pulling any punches

telling it like it is

meaning what one says

brief and to the point

not mincing one's words

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