disrespectful

1. 1.

   exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous

   “remarks disrespectful of the law”

   “disrespectful in the presence of his parents”

   “disrespectful toward his teacher”

   Antonymsrespectful

   Similarannihilatingcontemptuouscontumeliousderisiveimpiousimpudentundeferential
2. 2.

   neither feeling nor showing respect

   Synonymsawelessawless

   Similarirreverent

Questions about disrespectful

What does disrespectful mean?

disrespectful means "exhibiting lack of respect; rude and discourteous". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in disrespectful?

disrespectful has 4 syllables: dis-re-spect-ful. The stress falls on "spect". In IPA it is /ˌdɪsɹɪˈspɛktfəl/.

What is another word for disrespectful?

Close synonyms include aweless, awless. 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 disrespectful?

The recorded antonyms are respectful.

Is disrespectful a common word?

disrespectful is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with disrespectful?

1 word rhymes with disrespectful. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.