Rude
Unhelpful
Unhelpful adjective - Providing no assistance.
Rude and unhelpful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rude" instead an adjective "Unhelpful".
Nearby Word: unhelpfully
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Jerkass: Colin, who is so lazy, rude and unhelpful to customers it's a wonder he managed to get employed at Valco.
Source: Series / Trollied -
Robert McCall (The Equalizer) once puts on a NooYawk accent for comedic effect when repeating to a colleague what a very rude and unhelpful New Yorker he was interviewing for information said to him.
Source: Brief Accent Imitation -
The personnel in the hotel at Monte Carlo were rude and unhelpful and from the Manderley staff only Clarice makes her feel welcome and comfortable.
Source: Literature / Rebecca
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Unhelpful and Rude. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 01, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/rude/unhelpful
Rude & Unhelpful. N.p., 2016. Web. 01 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/rude/unhelpful>.
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