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Contexts ▼▲ Opposite of the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered Opposite of the quality of being genteel Opposite of civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry (archaic) Opposite of the class of people having an aristocratic status Opposite of the sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood Opposite of sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others Opposite of the quality of abiding by strong moral principles Opposite of the state, act, or fact of being calm and composed … more ▼ ▲ Noun ▲ Opposite of the quality of being kind, tender, or mild-mannered brutality unkindness hardness harshness imperviousness roughness cruelty savagery inhumanity barbarity viciousness atrocity malice sadism heartlessness ruthlessness spitefulness barbarousness malevolence callousness savageness fiendishness spite atrociousness barbarism nastiness brutishness mercilessness wickedness meanness bloodthirstiness maliciousness ferocity wantonness pitilessness hardheartedness inhumanness cruelness fierceness hostility heinousness cattiness murderousness unfeelingness truculence insensitivity violence unfriendliness vileness unpleasantness beastliness monstrousness disagreeableness unkindliness uncharitableness remorselessness shabbiness ungenerousness hard-heartedness cold-heartedness cold-bloodedness ill will mean-spiritedness hatred bestiality indifference animosity intolerance severity coldheartedness hate strictness selfishness calousness incompatibility soullessness repugnance resentment disapproval disfavorUS uncompassion disfavourUK disdain blow coldness misanthropy acerbity bitterness antipathy animus backbiting obduracy bad fortune despitefulness vengefulness dislike evilness devilry enmity indulgence venom grudge gall hatefulness vindictiveness implacability indecency obdurateness induration malignity maleficence malignancy malignance no mercy rancorUS mischievousness rancourUK malintent spleen thoughtlessness umbrage ill feeling evil intentions bad blood evil intent more ❯ Noun ▲ Opposite of the quality of being genteel discourteousness discourtesy impoliteness incivility rudeness surliness ungraciousness bad manners crudeness coarseness roughness barbarianism barbarism inelegance gracelessness philistinism disrespect pollution tactlessness ignorance corruption dirtying contempt irreverence disparagement scorn denigration disdain disapproval boorishness dishonorUS defiance insolence dishonourUK derision uncivility lack of respect ridicule audacity deprecation arrogance presumption condescension contemptuousness gall recalcitrance flippancy malice abrasiveness cheek inconsideration insubordination brazenness crudity profanity lip unmannerliness callousness snobbery impertinence lippiness mockery crassness repugnance abuse harshness uncouthness depreciation insolency unrefinement belittlement offensiveness insolentness indelicateness loutishness sass obscenity guff indelicacy impudence brass vulgarity cheekiness boldness indignity chutzpah more ❯ Noun ▲ Opposite of civility, politeness, courtesy or gallantry aloofness coldness coolness crudeness disdain dishonorUS dishonourUK disregard disrespect fear ignorance impoliteness incompatibility indifference meanness neglect roughness rudeness thoughtlessness unfriendliness Noun ▲ (archaic) Opposite of the class of people having an aristocratic status commonness lowliness subordinateness subordination lowness baseness degradation debasement proletarians proletariat bourgeoisie commoners crowd dregs herd masses middle class mob peasantry peonage people plebeians plebs populace public rabble rabblement rank and file riffraff scum trash working class “They knew that a boy of commonness had somehow caught the eye of the young Queen on one of her forays into the country.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood masculinity manhood manliness virility maleness roughness Noun ▲ Opposite of sympathetic pity and concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others indifference apathy disregard inhumanity insensitivity unconcern aloofness coldheartedness coldness disinterestedness dispassion dispassionateness hard-heartedness heedlessness nonchalance casualness coolness detachment emotionlessness inhumanness insouciance cold-heartedness lack of concern “Many of the world's ills can be traced back to society's general indifference for their fellow men.” Noun ▲ Opposite of the quality of abiding by strong moral principles immorality badness evil evildoing iniquity sin villainy wickedness amorality corruption dishonesty dishonorUS dishonourUK indecency sinfulness unethicalness unfairness Noun ▲ Opposite of the state, act, or fact of being calm and composed agitation discomposure perturbation Find more words! 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