Synonyms of impertinence

impertinence

noun

(ˌ)im-ˈpər-tə-nən(t)s 

1

as in disrespect

disrespectful or argumentative talk given in response to a command or request

a disciplinarian of the old school, he refused to tolerate any impertinence from his children

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrespect
• insolence
• impudence
• rudeness
• sass
• mouth
• back talk
• cheek
• retort
• rejoinder
• nonsense
• sauce
• tactlessness
• discourtesy
• audacity
• cuteness
• impoliteness
• boldness
• riposte
• wisecrack
• brazenness
• crossness
• backchat
• crassness
• guff
• brusqueness
• bluntness
• vulgarity
• abruptness
• coarseness
• crudity
• audaciousness
• surliness
• curtness
• gruffness
• comeback
• bluffness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• politeness
• cordiality
• diplomacy
• civility
• courtesy
• consideration
• gentility
• gallantry
• smoothness
• deference
• graciousness
• tactfulness
• suavity
• respect
• affability
• suaveness

2

as in disrespectfulness

rude behavior

the impertinence of deliberately ignoring waiting customers while they finished their conversation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• disrespect
• disrespectfulness
• insolence
• rudeness
• impudence
• arrogance
• discourtesy
• impoliteness
• inconsiderateness
• incivility
• inconsideration
• ungraciousness
• dis
• impertinency
• audacity
• boldness
• brashness
• forwardness
• shamelessness
• boorishness
• discourteousness
• sauciness
• churlishness
• brusqueness
• bluntness
• vulgarity
• abruptness
• crudeness
• disagreeableness
• crossness
• curtness
• gruffness
• sullenness
• surliness
• caddishness
• presumption
• unfitness
• unsuitability
• inappropriateness
• loutishness
• grumpiness
• clownishness
• indecency
• pretension
• incorrectness
• brassiness
• pretense
• crustiness
• conceit
• impropriety
• conceitedness
• sharpness
• pretentiousness
• crabbedness
• improperness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consideration
• politeness
• humility
• gentility
• thoughtfulness
• graciousness
• civility
• considerateness
• courtesy
• modesty
• deference
• meekness
• politesse
• submissiveness
• appropriateness
• goodness
• respectability
• propriety
• decency
• correctness
• suitability
• acceptability
• cordiality
• geniality
• hospitality
• genteelness
• friendliness
• respectfulness
• rightness
• fitness
• kindness
• affability
• dutifulness
• grace
• seemliness
• gracefulness
• suitableness
• decorousness
• respectableness
• felicitousness

3

as in irrelevance

the quality or state of not having anything to do with the matter at hand

the impertinence of that issue renders any discussion of it a waste of our time

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irrelevance
• inapplicability
• extraneousness
• emptiness
• unfitness
• unsuitability
• inappropriateness
• insignificance
• meaninglessness
• immateriality
• inaptness
• inconsequentiality
• pointlessness
• inappositeness
• uselessness
• inanity
• improperness
• inaneness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relevance
• connection
• bearing
• applicability
• materiality
• relevancy
• pertinence
• appropriateness
• importance
• suitability
• significance
• fitness
• aptness
• usefulness
• suitableness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of impertinence

Or exacerbated the impertinence. — Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025

This wasn't the first time one reduced me to spewing curses, just the first time a robot has accused me of impertinence. — Mark Phelan, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025

The impertinence of the Kodak fiend has become a vast, invisible apparatus of computation that is perpetually grinding data from the grist of our daily affairs, and exploiting such information for all sorts of ends. — Ben Tarnoff, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2024

Her highly English mix of impertinence, acerbic prose and class obsession turned the then-flailing magazine into a success. — Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 8 June 2024