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One entry found for
obscene
.
Entry Word:
obscene
Function:
adjective
Text:
1
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society <
obscene
language and artwork is forbidden in this school>
Synonyms
bawdy, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, lascivious, lewd, nasty, pornographic, ribald, smutty, unprintable, vulgar, wanton
Related Words
earthy, racy, salty, suggestive; indecorous, unbecoming; debasing, perverted, profane; naughty, wicked; exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome; abhorrent, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (
also
repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting; distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant; blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible; atrocious, infamous; abusive, scurrilous
Near Antonyms
priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, straitlaced (
or
straightlaced), Victorian; correct, decorous, genteel, polite, proper, seemly; innocuous, inoffensive; acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome; appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable; immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless; approved, endorsed, sanctioned
Antonyms
clean, decent
2
causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment <that ugly new store is really an
obscene
bit of architecture> -- see
OFFENSIVE
1