Smart and Tactless

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Smart adjective - Being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance.

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Tactless is an antonym for smart.

Nearby Words: smarten, smartness, smartly

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

Usage example: made a tactless remark about how the woman's dress had that “homemade” look

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Smart is an antonym for tactless.

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Tactless and Smart. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/smart/tactless

Smart & Tactless. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/smart/tactless>.

Tactless or Smart. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/smart/tactless.

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