LOCKER-ROOM Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

locker-room

adjective

ˈlä-kər-ˌrüm

Definition of locker-room

as in vulgar

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society keep your locker-room talk for your fraternity brothers

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Recent Examples of locker-room Even at his launch, Freddy Krueger is pretty corny, and a little too quick with a locker-room-level pun. — Eve Batey, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Florida, meanwhile, used Mizzou’s last-second 33-31 win in 2023 as locker-room motivation. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Oct. 2026 Nembhard arrived with at least one prior locker-room relationship. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 Mailaender used different types of mirrors, geometric wall patterns, colored cork and linoleum, wavy steel and deliberately 1980s-style locker-room doors. — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for locker-room

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Adjective

The Johnson County building was once home to Hereford House, which famously closed after a vulgar criminal case in August 2024, in which former employee Jace Hanson was arrested for contaminating the food.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Nov. 2026
The character is not above asking inappropriate questions like how much an expensive shirt costs, signaling a sort of vulgar fixation on money.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

Egyptian courts have tried blocking pornographic websites, but private online access remains widespread.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

Those images are said to include an adult man identified by witnesses as Markle with a nude prepubescent girl among other obscene materials.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Facing a Carolina defense that fired its coordinator, the Broncos need to secure an early lead — not a crazy idea given that Sean Payton dispatches NFC South opponents with an impersonal contempt that’s almost obscene — and let the defense eat.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

The midterms dealt that foul idea its greatest blow since Barack Obama’s ascent to the Presidency, in 2008.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
The Heat then cycled through their final two timeouts, with Adebayo off with a foul-line jumper at the regulation buzzer.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of foul

Adjective

Surely, though, it is not lost on the audience that this play opens in the middle of a strikingly nasty political campaign to elect members of the Chicago school board, warring Democrats all.

— Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Someone who hung up on your problem is unlikely to listen to a nasty critique and vow to reform.

— Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of nasty

Adjective

Floor around the fryers, floor under and around the drive thru drink station and floor under and around stationary equipment is visibly dirty.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
Using the same sponge for every surface and spill could be making your kitchen dirtier every time.

— Sarah Everett, The Spruce, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dirty

Adjective

And the women — exhausted, filthy, scared, and sometimes wounded themselves — rose to it every time.

— Leah Garrett, New York Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026
Los Angeles also struggles with an ongoing homelessness crisis — filthy encampments and rows of rusting RVs are a common sight in many neighborhoods.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

Brandon Williams grabbed the offensive rebound and scored anyway.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
The Wildcats are up against Iowa quarterback Hank Brown, who was named Big Ten offensive player of the week for his performance against Wisconsin.

— Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026

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