inconsiderate
without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
acting without consideration; thoughtless; heedless.
overhasty; rash; ill-considered: slovenly, inconsiderate reasoning.
Origin of inconsiderate
1Other words for inconsiderate
Other words from inconsiderate
- in·con·sid·er·ate·ly, adverb
- in·con·sid·er·ate·ness, in·con·sid·er·a·tion, noun
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How to use inconsiderate in a sentence
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.
Africa's COVID-19 Vaccine Problem Is More Than Just a Shortage of Doses | Chad de Guzman | December 2, 2021 | TimeHer 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.
The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness | Florence HartleyMartha played the most inconsiderate pranks with its centre of gravity, but quite in vain.
The Daughters of Danaus | Mona CairdImpossible to be so disrespectful to the Field Marshal or so inconsiderate to their department as to reject the soft impeachment.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume 2 | Ian Hamilton
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.
Mary Wollstonecraft | Elizabeth Robins Pennell
British Dictionary definitions for inconsiderate
/ (ˌɪnkənˈsɪdərɪt) /
lacking in care or thought for others; heedless; thoughtless
rare insufficiently considered
Derived forms of inconsiderate
- inconsiderately, adverb
- inconsiderateness or inconsideration, noun
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