Synonyms of obscenity

obscenity

noun

äb-ˈse-nə-tē 

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of obscenity

Basin then turned toward another beachgoer, shouted an obscenity and resumed arguing with members of the group. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 5 Aug. 2026

An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said. — Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

And a relatively small number of conservative states have banned drag shows under public indecency or obscenity statutes. — Nina Totenberg, NPR, 30 June 2026

Jonathan Xavier Valdez, 36, of Blue Springs, faces charges of production of child obscenity involving multiple minors, according to a news release from Dave Ketchmark, a spokesperson for the United States Attorney’s Office Western District of Missouri. — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 15 June 2026