Ill-bred — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

Ill-bred (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

1. lacking in refinement or good taste

   "the ill-bred habit of chewing with the mouth open"

   similar: coarse, common, crass, crude, gross, illiberal (archaic), incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar
   related: boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly, clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish, inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, thoughtless, countrified, provincial, rustic, unsophisticated, graceless, inelegant, tacky, animallike, barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized, mannerless, unmannered, unmannerly
   opposite: civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred
   near: aristocratic, courtly, patrician, elegant, graceful, restrained, considerate, gracious, sensitive, thoughtful, citified, sophisticated, urbane

2. showing a lack of manners or consideration for others

   "only an ill-bred, conceited person would demand that everyone cater to their whims"

   similar: discourteous, disrespectful, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, thoughtless, uncalled-for, uncivil, ungracious, unhandsome, unmannered, unmannerly
   related: arch, audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, brazen, cheeky, fresh, impudent, insolent, lippy, sassy, saucy, shameless, boorish, caddish, churlish, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgar, abrupt, blunt, brusque, crusty, curt, gruff, sharp, snippety, snippy, antisocial, crabbed, cross, disagreeable, grumpy, sullen, surly, improper, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, unseemly, arrogant, bumptious, conceited, haughty, high-handed, imperious, peremptory, pompous, presumptuous, pretentious, supercilious, superior
   opposite: civil, considerate, courteous, genteel, gracious, mannerly, polite, thoughtful, well-bred
   near: humble, meek, modest, unassertive, deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yielding, acceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitable, affable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, sociable, felicitous, graceful, chivalrous, courtly, gallant, ceremonious, elegant, refined