Synonyms of obscenity

obscenity

noun

1

as in vulgarity

the quality or state of being obscene

the song couldn't be performed on the air due to the obscenity of the lyrics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• vulgarity
• grossness
• suggestiveness
• indecency
• crudeness
• lewdness
• foulness
• profanity
• ribaldry
• coarseness
• crudity
• filth
• raunch
• bawdiness
• lasciviousness
• dirtiness
• smut
• offensiveness
• abusiveness
• impurity
• raunchiness
• filthiness
• nastiness
• distastefulness
• wantonness
• blueness
• lowness
• smuttiness
• atrocity
• naughtiness
• broadness
• perversity
• dirt
• indelicacy
• unacceptability
• impureness
• undesirability
• immodesty
• perversion
• unpleasantness
• raciness
• wickedness
• lechery
• depravity
• earthiness
• perverseness
• obnoxiousness
• kinkiness
• reprehensibility
• repugnance
• repulsiveness
• saltiness
• infamy
• loathsomeness
• gaminess
• unbecomingness
• depravedness
• objectionableness
• repellency
• indecorousness
• pervertedness
• atrociousness
• exceptionability
• reprehensibleness
• indelicateness
• scurrilousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prudery
• puritanism
• prudishness
• priggishness
• decency
• primness
• decorum
• correctness
• appropriateness
• seemliness
• suitability
• purity
• fitness
• suitableness
• priggery
• perfection
• spotlessness
• decorousness

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• prudery
• puritanism
• prudishness
• priggishness
• decency
• primness
• decorum
• correctness
• appropriateness
• seemliness
• suitability
• purity
• fitness
• suitableness
• priggery
• perfection
• spotlessness
• decorousness

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2

as in curse

a disrespectful or indecent word or expression

uttered a loud obscenity when he dropped the hammer on his toe

Synonyms & Similar Words

• curse
• vulgarism
• profanity
• expletive
• swear
• language
• swearword
• cussword
• epithet
• cuss
• dirty word
• scurrility
• bawdry
• name
• imprecation
• four-letter word
• malediction
• execration
• oath