discourteous

1. 1.

   showing no courtesy; rude

   “a distant and at times discourteous young”

   Antonymscourteous

   Similarabruptbrusquecaddishunceremonious
2. 2.

   lacking social graces

   Synonymsungracious

   Similarimpolite

Questions about discourteous

What does discourteous mean?

discourteous means "showing no courtesy; rude". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in discourteous?

discourteous has 4 syllables: di-scour-te-ous. The stress falls on "te".

What is another word for discourteous?

Close synonyms include ungracious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of discourteous?

The recorded antonyms are courteous.

Is discourteous a common word?

discourteous is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.