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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Apparently some fans were using some vulgar language toward Brunson in Game 1.—
Zach Harper,
New York Times,
5 June 2026
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Doolan also received several emails calling her a vulgar word that typically refers to women.—
Maven Navarro
June 3,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 June 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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Cenac lacks efficiency and foul discipline at times — a weakness that was on display in the NCAA Tournament — but also has shown the potential to dominate the paint both as a defender and a scorer.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2026
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Smith then lined the two-run homer just inside the foul pole in left field.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
6 June 2026
Adjective
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There are very few hints in art of dogs being dirty, vicious or rabid.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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Merchants in fine suits rode in carriages or on sedan chairs while enslaved people lugging carts and crates wore dirty, threadbare clothing and could be publicly whipped or burned to death for misbehavior.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
9 June 2026
Adjective
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For example, the prescription offered by those who saw a generally healthy way of life as the right way to prevent disease helped propel cleaning up the filthy cities of the Industrial Revolution—and that really did reduce the impact of common fevers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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On the other hand, the cloth seats in many buses are filthy.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
8 June 2026
Adjective
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The third strand of anti-vaccine advocacy, that compelling vaccine use is unacceptable, is a philosophical claim, not one of fact.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
11 June 2026
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There is, of course, Itaewon, which is historically more associated with foreigners and other outsiders, where all who are deemed unacceptable are accepted.—
Anton Hur,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 June 2026
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“Unprintable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unprintable. Accessed 11 Jun. 2026.
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