ill-bred (Meaning)
ill-bred (s)
(of persons) lacking in refinement or grace
ill-bred (a.)
Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
Synonyms & Antonyms of ill-bred
Synonyms:
- ungentlemanly
- insensible
- rough
- uncultivated
- boorish
- rough-hewn
- raffish
- unrefined
- uncultured
- tasteless
- clumsy
- unpolished
- gross
- lowbrow
- rugged
- illiberal
- loutish
- low
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- unsophisticated
- unmannered
- clownish
- lowbred
- countryfied
- graceless
- rustic
- provincial
- insensitive
- lubberly
- barbarous
- cloddish
- mannerless
- unmannerly
- indelicate
- inelegant
- tacky
- uncivilized
- churlish
- barbaric
- inconsiderate
- rustical
- roughneck
- thoughtless
- incult
- countrified
- lumpish
- oafish
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word ill-bred
(of persons) lacking in refinement or graceBadly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv.
crude, common,vulgar, rude, uncouth, crass, coarse, ungentlemanly, insensible, rough
patrician,civilized, genteel, refined, smooth, cultivated, polished, tasteful, cultured, refined
The ill-bred child interrupted the adults' conversation with loud, disrespectful remarks.
The group of ill-bred teenagers skipped ahead in the line, pushing and shoving their way past others.
The ill-bred neighbor's dog barked incessantly, disrupting the peace of the neighborhood.
The ill-bred student interrupted the lecture with inappropriate comments and laughter.
