Synonyms & related words for impertinence

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of impertinence — including impudence, insolence, sauciness, cheekiness, pertness, effrontery. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to impertinence

Explore words related to impertinence — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include archness, perkiness, impudency, impertinency, procacity, protervity, insolent, temerity. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for impertinence

Common synonyms for impertinence include impudence, insolence, sauciness, cheekiness, pertness, effrontery, presumptuousness, bumptiousness — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does impertinence come from?

The word impertinence breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root tin-, from Latin teneo (“hold”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.