Obscene synonyms

ŏb-sēn', əb-

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indecent
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
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coarse (related)
Consisting of large particles; not fine in texture:
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detestable
That is or should be detested; hateful; execrable; odious
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unwholesome
Not wholesome
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unclean
Ceremonially impure.
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lewd (related)
Showing, or intended to excite, lust or sexual desire, esp. in an offensive way; lascivious
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offensive (related)
Of, relating to, or designed for attack:
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bawdy
The definition of bawdy is something gross, indecent or overly graphic.
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cloacal
Of or pertaining to the cloaca or the sewer
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coprophilous
Living in, or growing on excrement
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crude
Characterized by simplicity, especially something not carefully or expertly made.
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dirty
Morally unclean; obscene or indecent, especially sexually.
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filthy
Vile; nasty:
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foul
Irritable or upset:
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foulmouthed
Tending to use obscene or offensive language
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gross
Exclusive of deductions; total:
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immodest
Not modest
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immoral
Contrary to established moral principles.
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indelicate
Slightly at odds with established standards of propriety; somewhat improper, offensive, or coarse:
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ithyphallic
In the meter of the Bacchic hymns
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lascivious
The definition of lascivious is someone who expresses lust or lewdness.
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licentious
Lacking moral restraint, especially in sexual conduct.
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loathsome
The definition of loathsome is something that causes hate or that is worthy of being hated.
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lurid
Vivid in a harsh or shocking way; startling; sensational
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nasty
Offensive in taste or smell; nauseating
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pornographic
Containing an explicit depiction of sexual activity.
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profane
Nonreligious in subject matter, form, or use; secular:
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rank
Strong of its kind or in character; unmitigated; virulent; thorough; utter.
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raunchy
Very low class; inferior; inadequate.
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repugnant
Causing repugnance; distasteful; offensive; disagreeable
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repulsive
The definition of repulsive is disgusting.
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ribald
The definition of ribald is something that references sexual matters in a bawdy or humorous way.
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salacious
Characterized by an excessive or improper emphasis on sexual matters
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scatological
Relating to scatology, the usage of obscenities.
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smutty
Affected with plant smut
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vulgar
Offensively excessive in self-display or expenditure; ostentatious:
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bawdry
Risqué, coarse, or obscene language.
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coprolalia
The involuntary, often obsessive use of obscene or scatological language that may accompany certain mental disorders, such as Tourette's syndrome.
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coprology
The treatment of scatological or pornographic subjects in art and literature
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pornography
Writings, pictures, etc. intended primarily to arouse sexual desire
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vulgarity
The state or quality of being vulgar, crude, coarse, unrefined, etc.
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decent (antonym)
(Of a person) Having a suitable conformity to basic moral standards; showing integrity, fairness, or other characteristics associated with moral uprightness.
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moral (antonym)
Of or concerned with the judgment of right or wrong of human action and character:
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pure (antonym)
The definition of pure is something that is not mixed with any other elements, that is not contaminated in any way or a person who has no sins or who is wholesome.
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clean (antonym)
Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
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innocent (antonym)
Lacking, deprived, or devoid of something:
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upright (antonym)
(Figuratively) Of good morals; practicing ethical values.
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barnyard
Of a barnyard
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broad
Wide in extent or scope.
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fescennine
Vulgar; obscene; scurrilous
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scatologic
Offensive to accepted standards of decency
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scurrilous
Given to the use of vulgar, coarse, or abusive language.
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outrageous
Having the nature of, involving, or doing great injury or wrong
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preposterous
The definition of preposterous is something that is absurd or ridiculous.
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ridiculous
Deserving ridicule
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shocking
(Colloquial) Extremely bad
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unconscionable
So harmful to the interests of one of the parties to an agreement or contract as to make that paper unenforceable and, therefore, null and void.
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unreasonable
Not determined by reason; capricious; arbitrary; irrational.
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usual (related)
The definition of usual is something common or regularly used.
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abhorrent
Opposed or contrary (to)
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insulting (related)
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obscenity (related)
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libellous (related)
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defamatory (related)
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blasphemous (related)
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libelous (related)
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vulgarism
A spelling, word, or phrase used in common speech that is considered improper or incorrect for formal communication.
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Obscene Sentence Examples

  • They leered, and one made an obscene gesture.

  • The Genevan town councils were quite ready to re-enact all the old police regulations common in that age in regard to excessive display, dancing, obscene songs, &c. It was arranged too that town government should listen to the " Consistory," made up of the " Elders," but the Small Council was to choose the members of the Consistory, two of whom should belong to the Small Council, four to the Council of Sixty, and six to the Council of Two Hundred.

  • The discussion of this measure occupied most of the session of 1895; the bill was amended by the Centre so as to make it even more strongly a measure for the defence of religion; and clauses were introduced to defend public morality, by forbidding the public exhibition of pictures or statues, or the sale of writings, which, without being actually obscene, might rudely offend the feeling of modesty.

  • The comic poets satirized them, and Plato and Demosthenes inveighed against them; but they continued to spread, with all their fervid enthusiasm, their superstition and their obscene practices, wide among the people, whose religious cravings were not satisfied with the purely external religions of Hellenism.

  • The Commons had ordered to be printed, among other papers, a report of the inspectors of prisons on Newgate, which stated that an obscene book, published by Stockdale, was given to the prisoners to read.

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