impudent
Rude and cheeky, showing no respect.
impudent in a sentence
- The impudent parrot squawked rude words at the visitors.
- It was impudent of Joe to answer back to the headteacher.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to impudent?
- Arespectful
- Bcheeky
- Cpolite
- Dcourteous
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B: cheeky. The other three mean the opposite of impudent.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to impudent?
- Apolite
- Brude
- Ccheeky
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A: polite. The other three mean nearly the same as impudent.
Words that mean something similar
cheeky, rude
Words that mean the opposite
polite, respectful, courteous
More words about behaviour & manners
- indulge: To let yourself or someone else enjoy a treat.
- innocuous: Harmless, and not likely to upset or hurt anyone.
- insolent: Rude in a bold, cheeky way.
- interfere: To get involved in something that is not your business, often making it worse.
- intervene: To step in to stop trouble or help sort something out.
- justice: The fair treatment of people, where right is rewarded and wrong is punished.
- juvenile: To do with young people, or behaving in a childish way.
- lax: Not strict or careful enough.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test