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obscene

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of obscene

1 depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
  • an inappropriate and obscene gesture
Synonyms of obscene

bawdy, blue, coarse, crude, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, impure, indecent, lascivious, lewd, nasty, ribald, smutty, vulgar, wanton
Words Related to obscene

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

earthy, scatological

immodest, indecorous, indelicate, low, unbecoming

depraved, kinky, naughty, perverse, perverted, wicked

exceptionable, objectionable, unacceptable, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome

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

distasteful, obnoxious, unpleasant

abusive, scurrilous
Near Antonyms of obscene

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

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

innocuous, inoffensive

appropriate, becoming, fit, meet, suitable

immaculate, perfect, pure, spotless, virginal
Antonyms of obscene

clean, decent, nonobscene, wholesome
2 causing intense displeasure, disgust, or resentment
  • That ugly new store is really an obscene bit of architecture.
Synonyms of obscene

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

exceptionable, objectionable

disagreeable, dislikable (also dislikeable), unpleasant

contemptible, despicable, detestable, hard, hateful

unhealthy, unsavory, unwholesome

execrable, lousy, miserable

shocking, sick, sickish, sickly, terrible, unspeakable, vile

off-putting, undesirable, unwanted, unwelcome

distressing, disturbing, upsetting
Near Antonyms of obscene

acceptable, agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, blessed (also blest), desirable, enjoyable, felicitous, gratifying, heavenly, inviting, likable (or likeable), luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, welcome

unexceptionable, unobjectionable
Antonyms of obscene

innocuous, inoffensive

Synonym Discussion of obscene

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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