tactless

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US/ˈtæktləs/

adjective

having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

“It was tactless of you not to attend your sister's wedding.”

Similar
untactfulineptmaladroit
Opposite
tactful
OriginProto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English tact →
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Meanings

adjectivetactless (comparative more tactless, superlative most tactless)

comparative more tactless · superlative most tactless

  1. having no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

    It was tactless of you not to attend your sister's wedding.

    Synonyms: untactful

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving no tact; unaware or intentionally inconsiderate of someone else's feelings

Similar
untactful
Opposite
tactful

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivelacking or showing a lack of what is fitting and considerate in dealing with others

Similar
untactful
Opposite
tactful

adjectiverevealing lack of perceptiveness or judgment or finesse

Similar
ineptmaladroit
Also see
gaucheineptmaladroituntactful

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Englishtact
  2. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  4. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  5. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  6. Englishtactless

From tact + -less.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Afrikaans taktloos
  • taktlooswithout tact
Catalan indiscret
  • indiscretwithout tact
Chinese Mandarin 不知分寸的
  • 不知分寸的 (bùzhīfēncùn de)without tact
Czech netaktní
  • netaktníwithout tact
Danish taktløs
  • taktløswithout tact
Dutch tactloos
  • tactlooswithout tact
Esperanto sentakta
  • sentaktawithout tact
Finnish tahditon
  • tahditonwithout tact
German taktlos
  • taktloswithout tact
Hungarian tapintatlan
  • tapintatlanwithout tact
Irish místuama, tuathalach
  • místuamawithout tact
  • tuathalachwithout tact
Norwegian Bokmål taktløs
  • taktløswithout tact
Portuguese seco
  • secowithout tact
Russian нетакти́чный, беста́ктный
  • нетакти́чный (netaktíčnyj)without tact
  • беста́ктный (bestáktnyj)without tact
Spanish indiscreto, poco delicado
  • indiscretowithout tact
  • poco delicadowithout tact
  • desatinadowithout tact
  • falto de tactowithout tact
  • poco diplomáticowithout tact
  • sin graciawithout tact
  • de poco tactowithout tact
  • con poco tactowithout tact
  • tener poco tactowithout tact
  • sin tactowithout tact
  • sin mucho tactowithout tact
  • no tener mucho tactowithout tact
Ukrainian безта́ктний, нетакто́вний
  • безта́ктний (beztáktnyj)without tact
  • нетакто́вний (netaktóvnyj)without tact

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tactless

actless
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Cite this entry
APA

tactless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactless

MLA

“tactless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tactless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tactless.

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