undutiful

adjective

Definition of undutifulnext
as in disrespectful

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undutiful
  1. disrespectful
  2. abusive
  3. insulting
  4. offensive
Adjective
  • Prior to Happy Gilmore, McDonald rose to prominence as Thelma’s disrespectful husband Darryl in 1991’s Thelma & Louise.
    — Skyler Trepel, PEOPLE, 5 July 2026
  • Mention of women has also not been absent in the president’s disrespectful rants.
    — Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 27 June 2026
Definition of disrespectful
Adjective
  • Online, report abusive posts and drown out the bots and bad actors.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Citing abusive conditions, some members of her inner circle quit.
    — Zander Sherman, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of abusive
Adjective
  • At the end of the last cruise, everyone shunned me, except for Roy, who instead was cruel and insulting to me.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 6 Aug. 2026
  • This struck Stevens and her allies as immature, insulting, and more than a little sexist.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of insulting
Adjective
  • The anniversary coincided with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ’s government revising the country's defense policy to further bolster the military's offensive capability.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Tunsil suffered the injury early in practice, during one-on-ones between offensive and defensive linemen.
    — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of offensive
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“Undutiful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undutiful. Accessed 13 Aug. 2026.

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