GRE vocabulary
boorishness
rude, ill-mannered, and uncultured behavior
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In a sentence
Boorishness in a sentence
Here is an example sentence showing boorishness in a sentence.
His boorishness at the reception alienated potential donors.
Synonyms
rudenesscrudenessincivilitycoarseness
Antonyms
refinementcourtesy
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Questions about “boorishness”
Boorishness (noun) means rude, ill-mannered, and uncultured behavior
Here is boorishness used in an example sentence: "His boorishness at the reception alienated potential donors."
Common synonyms for boorishness include rudeness, crudeness, incivility, coarseness.
Antonyms of boorishness include refinement, courtesy.
Boorishness is a GRE-level vocabulary word worth knowing for the Verbal section.
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