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gross

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of gross

1 depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

he was thrown out of class for making a gross gesture

Synonyms of gross

bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gutter, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, locker-room, nasty, obscene, pornographic, porny, profane, raunchy, ribald, smutty, stag, trashy, unprintable, vulgar, wanton, X-rated

Words Related to gross

broad, coarse-grained, gamy (or gamey), off, off-color (or off-colored), racy, risqué, salacious, salty, suggestive

barnyard, earthy, scatological

immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming

depraved, kinky, louche, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked

exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome

abhorrent, debasing, disgusting, loathsome, offensive, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting

distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant

blamable, blameworthy, censurable, reprehensible

atrocious, infamous

abusive, scurrilous

hard-core, soft, soft-core

Near Antonyms of gross

priggish, prim, prudish, puritanical, staid, straitlaced (or straightlaced), Victorian

correct, decorous, genteel, nice, polite, proper, respectable, seemly

innocuous, inoffensive

acceptable, agreeable, desirable, pleasant, pleasing, welcome

appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable

immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal

approved, endorsed (also indorsed), sanctioned

Antonyms of gross

clean, decent, G-rated, nonobscene, wholesome

2 having an excess of body fat

a very gross cat trying to squeeze through a small opening in the fence

Synonyms of gross

blubbery, chubby, corpulent, fat, fleshy, full, lardy, obese, overweight, plump, podgy [chiefly British], portly, pudgy, replete, roly-poly, rotund, round, tubby

Words Related to gross

beefy, bulky, chunky, heavy, heavyset, plumpish, stocky, stout, thick, thickset, weighty

brawny, burly, hefty, husky

dumpy, squat, stubby

hippy, paunchy, potbellied

ample, buxom, corn-fed, ripe, zaftig (also zoftig)

Near Antonyms of gross

angular, bony (also boney), gaunt, lank, lanky, rawboned, sinewy

cadaverous, emaciated, haggard, pinched, skeletal, wasted

puny, scraggy, scrawny, slight

rangy, reedy, spindling, spindly, stringy, svelte, sylphlike, twiggy, waspish, weedy, willowy

Antonyms of gross

lean, skinny, slender, slim, spare, thin

3 lacking in refinement or good taste

she haughtily refused to mix with what she called "the gross masses who are unappreciative of fine art"

Synonyms of gross

coarse, common, crass, crude, ill-bred, illiberal [archaic], incult, insensible, low, lowbred, lowbrow, raffish, rough, rough-hewn, roughneck, rude, rugged, tasteless, uncouth, uncultivated, uncultured, unpolished, unrefined, vulgar

Words Related to gross

boorish, churlish, cloddish, clownish, loutish, ungentlemanly

clumsy, lubberly, lumpish, oafish

inconsiderate, indelicate, insensitive, thoughtless

countrified (also countryfied), provincial, rustic (also rustical), unsophisticated

graceless, inelegant, tacky

animallike, barbaric, barbarous, uncivilized

mannerless, unmannered, unmannerly

Near Antonyms of gross

aristocratic, courtly, patrician

elegant, graceful, restrained

considerate, gracious, sensitive, thoughtful

citified, sophisticated, urbane

Antonyms of gross

civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, polished, refined, smooth, tasteful, ultrarefined, well-bred

4 very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad

a gross mistake that some proofreader should have caught

Synonyms of gross

blatant, conspicuous, egregious, flagrant, glaring, obvious, patent, pronounced, rank, striking

Words Related to gross

arresting, clear, distinct, dramatic, emphatic, evident, eye-catching, marked, notable, noticeable, outstanding, plain, prominent, remarkable, salient, showy, splashy

absolute, arrant, downright, out-and-out, outright, sheer, stark, utter

detectable, discernible (also discernable), observable, perceptible, visible

abominable, atrocious, awful, deplorable, execrable, heinous, lousy, monstrous, outrageous, preposterous, shameful, shocking, terrible, wretched

Near Antonyms of gross

imperceptible, inconspicuous, unnoticeable, unobtrusive

inconsequential, inconsiderable, insignificant, slight, small, trifling, trivial

concealed, hidden, invisible

5 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment

the little boy insisted that worms are gross

Synonyms of gross

abhorrent, abominable, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, dreadful, evil, foul, fulsome, hideous, horrendous, horrible, horrid, loathsome, nasty, nauseating, nauseous, noisome, noxious, obnoxious, obscene, odious, offensive, rancid, repellent (also repellant), repugnant, repulsive, revolting, scandalous, shocking, sickening, ugly

Words Related to gross

exceptionable, objectionable

brackish, disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant

contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful

unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome

execrable, lousy, miserable

atrocious, frightful, ghastly, grim, grisly, gruesome (also grewsome), heinous, horrendous, horrific, horrifying, lurid, macabre, monstrous, nightmarish, shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile

off-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome

barbarous, unchristian, uncivilized, ungodly, unholy

distressing, disturbing, upsetting

Near Antonyms of gross

acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, desirable, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome

unexceptionable, unobjectionable

healthful, healthy, restorative, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Antonyms of gross

innocuous, inoffensive

Synonym Discussion of gross

coarse, vulgar, gross, obscene, ribald mean offensive to good taste or morals. coarse implies roughness, rudeness, or crudeness of spirit, behavior, or language.

- found the coarse humor of coworkers offensive

vulgar often implies boorishness or ill-breeding.

- a loud vulgar belch

gross implies extreme coarseness and insensitiveness.

- gross eating habits

obscene applies to anything strongly repulsive to the sense of decency and propriety especially in sexual matters.

- obscene language not allowed on the air

ribald applies to what is amusingly or picturesquely vulgar or irreverent or mildly indecent.

- entertained the campers with ribald folk songs

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