as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
uttered an unprintable oath when he saw stocks take their worst slide ever
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Recent Examples of unprintable
Tow truck drivers have been called a lot of unprintable names over the years in Miami and a federal case filed Friday won’t help things.
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Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The rating: 3 flaming Dumpsters – The Sox almost redeemed themselves … until New York's Bucky Dent (earning an unprintable nickname from New Englanders) homered over the Green Monster in the seventh inning of the finale.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of them uncharitable and nasty, some of them vulgar and unprintable.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Adrian Ruhi, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2025
Many of the European players were subjected to dreadful abuse from the galleries, unprintable vulgarities and some deeply personal insults.
—Don Riddell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025
The rating: 3 flaming Dumpsters – The Sox almost redeemed themselves … until New York's Bucky Dent (earning an unprintable nickname from New Englanders) homered over the Green Monster in the seventh inning of the finale.
—Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2025
Many of them uncharitable and nasty, some of them vulgar and unprintable.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unprintable
Adjective
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It was seized by the post office (as Rosset had expected) and duly declared obscene by the postmaster of the city of New York, a man named Robert Christenberry.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Who says a man can’t appreciate the gleaming, obscene form of an Aston Martin supercar or the growl of its overpriced engine?—
Alex James Kane,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Her husband says that's a very vulgar pet.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s biographer Andrew Lownie shared a vulgar pickup line that the former prince allegedly used while trying to pick up women.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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There is plenty of pornographic decoration in contemporary popular culture, but very little of it is consequential.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
1 June 2026
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Authorities alleged that their tactics included intimidating the women, placing them under constant surveillance and forcing them to perform pornographic acts that were then shared on social media.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
31 May 2026
Adjective
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Flu season may be mostly behind us, but a nasty, highly contagious stomach bug is rising.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Rhaenyra is suddenly dealing with internal criticism, possible rebellions, subjects spray-painting nasty stuff on the walls and self-doubt.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Freddie Freeman squeezed one inside the left-field foul pole in the first inning, his fourth home run in nine games (after hitting just one in the previous 35 games).—
Bill Plunkett,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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Manny Machado got the Padres back on top by yanking a home run down the left field line and off the foul pole in the fourth while King proceeded to mow down the Nationals with rare efficiency.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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My father was running the skid steer outside, clearing the snow, leaving dirty white mounds to either side of the driveway that led from the house out to the range road.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Workers have told us that even wiping sweat from their face can be criticized because supervisors worry about the garment getting dirty.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
2 June 2026
Adjective
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The president had complained about filthy water and a leaking foundation, according to previous USA TODAY reporting.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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And some of the best evidence of the lovebugs’ comeback came last week at the Turkey Lake Service Plaza on Florida’s Turnpike, where filthy, splattered cars and trucks queued up before the plaza’s automatic windshield washer.—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Advertisement If something comes back at unacceptable levels, filtering is the next step—and the right filter depends on what's in your water.—
Angela Haupt,
Time,
3 June 2026
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Concern, because the violence and chaos in Hyde Park and elsewhere over the Memorial Day weekend are dangerous and unacceptable.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
2 June 2026
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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprintable. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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