All tactful antonyms
tact·ful
T t adj tactful
- heart to heart — frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.
- call a spade a spade — to speak plainly and frankly
- crass — Crass behaviour is stupid and does not show consideration for other people.
- heart-to-heart — frank; sincere: We had a heart-to-heart talk about his poor attendance.
- maladroit — lacking in adroitness; unskillful; awkward; bungling; tactless: to handle a diplomatic crisis in a very maladroit way.
- clunky — If you describe something as clunky, you mean that it is solid, heavy, and rather awkward.
- all thumbs — clumsy
- ill-bred — showing lack of good social breeding; unmannerly; rude.
- edgeless — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- lay it on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- blunt — If you are blunt, you say exactly what you think without trying to be polite.
- forthright — going straight to the point; frank; direct; outspoken: It's sometimes difficult to be forthright and not give offense.
- gruff — low and harsh; hoarse: a gruff voice.
- bearish — On the stock market, if there is a bearish mood, prices are expected to fall. Compare bullish.
- gauche — lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward; crude; tactless: Their exquisite manners always make me feel gauche.
- vocal — of, relating to, or uttered with the voice: the vocal mechanism; vocal criticism.
- curt — If you describe someone as curt, you mean that they speak or reply in a brief and rather rude way.
- inconsiderate — without due regard for the rights or feelings of others: It was inconsiderate of him to keep us waiting.
- man-to-man — characterized by directness, openness, etc.; frank and personal: He had a man-to-man talk with his son about sex.
- candid — When you are candid about something or with someone, you speak honestly.
- ham-handed — clumsy, inept, or heavy-handed: a ham-handed approach to dealing with people that hurts a lot of feelings.
- lay on the line — a mark or stroke long in proportion to its breadth, made with a pen, pencil, tool, etc., on a surface: a line down the middle of the page.
- brusque — blunt or curt in manner or speech
- lowbrow — a person who is uninterested, uninvolved, or uneducated in intellectual activities or pursuits.
- free-spoken — given to speaking freely or without reserve; frank; outspoken.
adjective tactful
- outspoken — uttered or expressed with frankness or without reserve: outspoken criticism.
- indiscreet — not discreet; lacking prudence, good judgment, or circumspection: an indiscreet remark.