Indelicate and Sensible

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Indelicate adjective - Showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations.

Usage example: the company considered his indelicate handling of such a personal matter to be unprofessional

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Sensible is an antonym for indelicate.

Nearby Words: indelicacy, indelicately

Sensible adjective - Able to be perceived by a sense or by the mind.

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Indelicate is an antonym for sensible.

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Sensible and Indelicate. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/indelicate/sensible

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