NONOBSCENE Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

nonobscene

adjective

Definition of nonobscene

as in decent

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Adjective

This is part of WaterAid’s core approach that aims to change lives with clean water, decent toilets and good hygiene.

— Cleo Levin, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2026
If both are out for Week 1, Roschon Johnson would slot into the mid-upper 30s, as a high-volume play not without decent risk.

— Jake Ciely, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of decent

Adjective

That included building seemingly innocuous details in the main set that could, once things got very dark, be weaponized later.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 1 Sep. 2026
Welker’s comment may seem innocuous or even complimentary to Trump by suggesting an outsized importance in this year’s elections.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of innocuous

Adjective

And on social media, videos show a range of other unwanted recordings, from relatively inoffensive pranks to more harmful videos featuring bullying or harassment.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
On the surface, Little House on the Prairie is one of the most inoffensive and wholesome shows of all time.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 17 June 2026

Definition of inoffensive

Adjective

While the 49ers beat the Rams 27-7, Eagle worked like a strong nose tackle in Kuechly’s playing days, taking care of the blockers to let a linebacker have clean lanes to make tackles.

— Andrew Marchand, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
The only men were the mayor, the three members of town council, the priest from the Catholic church, Father Michael, and the reverend from the Baptist church, as well as a man with a balding head and a full moustache, his suit pressed and clean.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of clean

Adjective

But rather than interrogate this evil premise, the movie instead feels quite prudish.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026
Cross-dressing was prohibited, as were speeches that mocked or questioned the party’s prudish, pro-family, heteronormative views on gender and sexuality; traditional German culture was to be celebrated, not mocked.

— Tim Brinkhof, JSTOR Daily, 1 Apr. 2026

Definition of prudish

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