tactless

Other forms of tactless

comparative

tactlesser·

superlative

tactlessest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about tactless

What does tactless mean?

tactless means "lacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in tactless?

tactless has 2 syllables: tact-less. The stress falls on "tact". In IPA it is /ˈtæktləs/.

What is another word for tactless?

Close synonyms include untactful, inept. 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 tactless?

The recorded antonyms are tactful.

Is tactless a common word?

tactless 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.