nonobscene

adjective

Definition of nonobscenenext
as in decent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nonobscene
  1. decent
  2. innocuous
  3. inoffensive
  4. clean
  5. prudish
Adjective
  • Motorists were able to get around alright within individual cities and towns, but there was no decent network connecting them.
    — Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The defense is elite, the team has a decent schedule, and the offense is ranked 12th in the NFL in yards per game.
    — David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • But the previously converted should be highly gratified, and everyone else is likely to find this throwback pleasant, if a tad innocuous.
    — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Weusthuis posted an innocuous (and inadvertently public) Facebook event for her birthday party in 2012, inviting 78 people, per TIME.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of innocuous
Adjective
  • Whether the result handsome or simply inoffensive is a matter of taste.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Something that started decades ago and was applauded and inoffensive is now politically incorrect.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of inoffensive
Adjective
  • Polished, unpretentious, and with charisma in spades, Bürgenstock Resort Lake Lucerne is clean, Swiss alpine living at its most glamorous.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Rather than relying solely on movement around the pool, the navigation system is intended to help the cleaner cover surfaces more methodically, reducing the amount of manual intervention required.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of clean
Adjective
  • Leigh and Olivier, both still married to other people, had to keep their affair under wraps in prudish America.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 21 Sep. 2026
  • But rather than interrogate this evil premise, the movie instead feels quite prudish.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of prudish
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