Dictionary Definition
inconsiderate adj
1 lacking regard for the rights or feelings of
others; "shockingly inconsiderate behavior" [ant: considerate]
2 without proper consideration or reflection;
"slovenly inconsiderate reasoning"; "unconsidered words";
"prejudice is the holding of unconsidered opinions" [syn: unconsidered]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
- /ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt/, /ˌɪŋ-/
- /%Ink@n"sId@rIt/, /%IN-/
Adjective
- Not considerate
of others, thoughtless.
- Failing to replace the roll after using last of the toilet paper is very inconsiderate.
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
airy,
arbitrary, boorish, brash, caddish, capricious, careless, casual, coarse, crude, cursory, degage, disregardant, disregardful, easygoing, flippant, forgetful, free and easy,
hasty, heedless, hotheaded, ill-advised,
ill-bred, ill-considered, ill-contrived, ill-devised, ill-gauged,
ill-judged, impolitic,
imprudent, inadvertent, inadvisable, incautious, indifferent, indiscreet, inexpedient, injudicious, insensate, insensitive, insouciant, intolerant, irrational, lazy, loutish, louty, madcap, mindless, misadvised, misguided, myopic, nasty, oblivious, offensive, offhand, perfunctory, rash, reasonless, reckless, regardless, respectless, rude, senseless, sharp, shortsighted, tactless, thoughtless, unaccommodating,
unadvised, uncalculating, uncaring, unceremonious, uncomplaisant, unconcerned, unconsidered, uncooperative, undiplomatic, undiscerning, unfeminine, unforeseeing, ungenteel, ungentle, ungentlemanly, ungracious, unguarded, unheedful, unheeding, unhelpful, unladylike, unmindful, unobliging, unprepared, unready, unreasonable, unreasoning, unrefined, unreflecting, unreflective, unseeing, unsensible, unsolicitous, unsound, unsympathetic, untactful, unthinking, unthoughtful, unwise, vulgar, witless