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obscenity

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of obscenity

1 the quality or state of being obscene

arrested on obscenity charges

Synonyms of obscenity

bawdiness, blueness, coarseness, crudeness, crudity, filth, filthiness, foulness, grossness, impureness, impurity, indecency, lasciviousness, lewdness, nastiness, ribaldry, smut, smuttiness, vulgarity, wantonness

Words Related to obscenity

broadness, earthiness, gaminess, raciness, saltiness, suggestiveness

immodesty, indecorousness, indelicacy, indelicateness, lowness, unbecomingness

depravedness, depravity, kinkiness, naughtiness, perverseness, perversion, perversity, pervertedness, wickedness

abusiveness, scurrilousness

loathsomeness, offensiveness, repellency, repugnance, repulsiveness

distastefulness, obnoxiousness, unpleasantness

Near Antonyms of obscenity

priggery, priggishness, primness, prudery, prudishness, puritanism

correctness, decency, decorousness, decorum, seemliness

immaculateness, perfection, purity, spotlessness

2 a disrespectful or indecent word or expression

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

Synonyms of obscenity

curse, cuss, expletive, four-letter word, profanity, swear, swear word, vulgarism

Words Related to obscenity

execration, imprecation, malediction

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