as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
having been brought up in a genteel family, she began to resent her fiancé's lowbred ways
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lowbred
Adjective
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And honestly, Chris, that is just a really crass thing to say.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025 -
This joyless, crass Platinum Dunes remake (directed by Marcus Nispel) regurgitates the original’s plot with additional gore but without any of the sharp wit.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
Eric Olson
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Crowd in New York has been bordered on rude; embarrassing!—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Sep. 2025
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Protecting speech for all requires great tolerance for the vulgar, rude, offensive, angry, mean and, yes, even hateful.—
The Detroit News Editorial Board,
Twin Cities,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Side quests are a bit same-y, which is a common problem in action games.—
Alyssa Mercante,
Rolling Stone,
25 Sep. 2025
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Looking at reviews left on Google and Yelp, one of the most common comments is a reaction to the cook of the meat on the burger.—
Lyndsay C. Green,
Freep.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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This is particularly helpful for those with thicker, coarser hair (types 3 to 4).—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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Thick, coarse hair does best with a hot-air brush that features strong, durable bristles and tangle-free features.—
BestReviews,
Mercury News,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Brandon, his nerves showing, spoke about the oil boom, cartel activity, copper and crude-oil theft, and the struggles the six law enforcement officers in the county have dealing with it all.—
Mitch Moxley,
Rolling Stone,
27 Sep. 2025
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Chad Powers’ nasty protagonist should give it license to be more cutting, rather than just unimaginatively crude, in its humor.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Tapestry’s incentive plan is based on adjusted net sales, gross margins and operating income for the year.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
29 Sep. 2025
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The first Simpsons movie was released July 27, 2007, and went on to gross $536 million at the box office.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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But for that swing to be such a huge whiff, and then to be on stage playing your own protagonist while the excitement of the audience audibly wanes around you for two laborious hours … That’s rough, buddy.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
26 Sep. 2025
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The more likely scenario, the NWS said, is that the storm stays farther offshore and South Florida’s biggest impact is rough surf starting Sunday.—
Alex Harris
Updated September 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Sep. 2025
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“Lowbred.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lowbred. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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