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inconsiderate
[ in-kuhn-sid-er-it ]
adjective
- without due regard for the rights or feelings of others:
It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
Synonyms: uncaring, rude, insensitive
- acting without consideration; thoughtless; heedless.
- overhasty; rash; ill-considered:
slovenly, inconsiderate reasoning.
inconsiderate
/ ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt /
adjective
- lacking in care or thought for others; heedless; thoughtless
- rare.insufficiently considered
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Derived Forms
- ˌinconˈsiderateness, noun
- ˌinconˈsiderately, adverb
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Other Words From
- incon·sider·ate·ly adverb
- incon·sider·ate·ness incon·sider·ation noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inconsiderate1
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Example Sentences
The inconsiderate and isolationist behavior of the Global North has created the current situation, and until they are held accountable, I’m afraid Omicron may just be the beginning.
Her female commander said it was inconsiderate to do because religious male soldiers could have seen it.
In writing thus, I do not recommend a hard or inconsiderate system to servants.
Martha played the most inconsiderate pranks with its centre of gravity, but quite in vain.
Impossible to be so disrespectful to the Field Marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.
But it would be unjust and inconsiderate to ascribe this want of productivity to the disposition called laziness.
And, should she have been inconsiderate, he will be celebrated for his generosity and forbearance.
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