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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-bred
Adjective
  • Over time, authorities also sidelined activities like sumo wrestling—considered vulgar by Westerners—in favor of baseball, boating, mountain climbing, and other activities popular in the West.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Cornelius said that the superintendent later informed her of other prior incidents including her son — who has autism and is nonverbal — getting a shower without her permission, getting called vulgar names by staff and teachers, and receiving other inappropriate comments.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The move garnered mixed reactions, with many calling out Brown for his rude tone and choice of words.
    Jessica Bennett, VIBE.com, 18 Mar. 2025
  • Shift The Focus To Collaboration Sometimes, rude colleagues act out of insecurity or stress.
    Cheryl Robinson, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some segments of the Democratic coalition would find Piker to be edgy, or crass, or even despicable.
    Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That’s a straightforward, even sympathetic premise with a crass edge to boot.
    J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Nor, Miss Manners uncharacteristically assures you, is making thoughtless strangers feel better.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2025
  • As has happened so often with the Trump White House’s thoughtless policy decisions, this one was reversed a day later.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Large Cracks on Foundation Walls Small hairline cracks in the foundation walls are relatively common and can typically be fixed by the average DIYer using epoxy or polyurethane to seal the cracks.
    Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2025
  • One common source of dissatisfaction for constituents at Hageman's town hall appeared to be Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), which has led the Trump administration in carrying out deep cuts in federal government spending.
    Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Black Himalayan salt is a coarse salt that comes from the mines of the Himalayas.
    Lindsey DeSoto, Health, 12 Mar. 2025
  • My favorite combination is unsalted Irish Kerrygold butter mixed paired with clover honey and topped with coarse salt.
    Cathy Thomas, Orange County Register, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Suncor operates the only refinery in Colorado, processing about 98,000 barrels of crude oil per day.
    Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 13 Mar. 2025
  • The measures included a ban on seaborne Russian crude oil exports and a price cap of $60 per barrel on Russian oil.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Some authors paint the media as an intrusive, uncouth pack of wolves.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 16 Mar. 2025
  • Buteau’s special isn’t as brainy, brash or uncouth as others released this year, but there’s a sweetly molten core to her routines, a sense of genuine warmth.
    Melissa Kirsch, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2024
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“Ill-bred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-bred. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.

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