as in inappropriate
showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations
made a tactless remark about how the apartment had that "lived-in" look
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Recent Examples of tactless
But there’s a bigger reason than avoiding the social blunder of being tactless in sending a get well card in a world that left so many of us not to ‘get well’ at all, ever.
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Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
For instance, Sagittarius' brutally honest and often tactless approach could clash with Cancer's hypersensitive nature, leading to misunderstandings between the two.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
In a pandemic, recovery may be tactless topic to raise in a country where a million people died of the covid virus and millions remain terrified of catching it, especially with the long term side effects still uncertain.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
But until that time, Thomas embodies a no-nonsense journalistic furor — if an occasionally tactless one, given the risks — over the state’s control over information, and over their visit.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
For instance, Sagittarius' brutally honest and often tactless approach could clash with Cancer's hypersensitive nature, leading to misunderstandings between the two.
—Valerie Mesa, Peoplemag, 25 June 2024
In a pandemic, recovery may be tactless topic to raise in a country where a million people died of the covid virus and millions remain terrified of catching it, especially with the long term side effects still uncertain.
—Paul Keane, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2024
But until that time, Thomas embodies a no-nonsense journalistic furor — if an occasionally tactless one, given the risks — over the state’s control over information, and over their visit.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 16 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tactless
Adjective
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In stark contrast, Lauren Sanchez's choice of a white suit with a visible lace corset was inappropriate for the occasion, earning a notably low score in dress and presence.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Bad reviews, inappropriate comments and shabby online engagements have the opposite effect and can potentially leave a permanent mark against the company name.—
Dmitry Malin,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Advertisement The president-elect’s style — brash, indelicate and pugilistic — is distilled in his son.—
Michelle L. Price,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Nov. 2024
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After Shkreli propositioned Duca via Twitter direct message, the Teen Vogue columnist responded with this, albeit indelicate, rejection.—
Issie Lapowsky,
WIRED,
4 Aug. 2017
Adjective
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His careless blind backhand pass in the neutral zone on a Blackhawks power play was intercepted and the Calgary Flames went down the ice to score their fifth goal of the game — and the fourth Jones was on for Monday night.—
Scott Powers,
The Athletic,
14 Jan. 2025
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People with depression may be distracted on the road, have a slower reaction time, or have careless or impulsive driving behaviors, like hard braking or speeding.—
Elizabeth Yuko,
Health,
9 Jan. 2025
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According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, over 65,000 home fires are the result of improper heating equipment usage in the United States.—
Graeme Taskerud,
The Denver Post,
18 Jan. 2025
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Lawyers for Harry, 40, the younger son of King Charles III, will set out to show that the News Group executives concealed and sought to destroy evidence of hacking and other improper practices.—
Mark Landler,
New York Times,
18 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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So maybe use the feelings aroused by your sister-in-law’s thoughtless, certainly injudicious, possibly naughty remark as an opportunity to rise above.—
James Parker,
The Atlantic,
22 Oct. 2024
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What The Meng Episode Means (1): Is Huawei A Tool of The CCP? Meng’s release, and injudicious remarks, do not bode well for Huawei.—
George Calhoun,
Forbes,
27 Sep. 2021
Adjective
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Hegseth, the defense secretary nominee, has made some indiscreet utterances, though there is no compelling evidence of alcoholism as critics have alleged.—
George Liebmann,
Baltimore Sun,
22 Dec. 2024
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Classical After a buzzing opening night complete with an indiscreet bait and switch—Josh Groban headlined after an ever-busy Cynthia Erivo had to withdraw—next up for the New York Philharmonic is a celebration of Afromodernism.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
11 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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There are no more stupid questions and an open, supportive, and curious culture evolves.—
Darpan Munjal,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The cliché that Americans are stupid and lazy is as pernicious as the cliché that teenagers are, well, stupid and lazy.—
John Hodgman,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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His undiplomatic talk in recent days of reclaiming the Panama Canal — and annexing Greenland and even Canada — have left world leaders scrambling to respond.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
11 Jan. 2025
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Aziz Taher/Reuters Indeed, Mr. Biden’s exasperation with Mr. Netanyahu exploded in a recent phone call between the two, when the president reportedly shouted at the Israeli prime minister and told him in heated undiplomatic terms to stop misleading him.—
Howard LaFranchi,
The Christian Science Monitor,
8 Aug. 2024
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“Tactless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tactless. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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