UNPRINTABLE Synonyms: 127 Similar and Opposite Words

unprintable

adjective

ˌən-ˈprin-tə-bəl

Definition of unprintable

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 And other unprintable things too. — Phil Hay, New York Times, 1 May 2026 The list would be too long and many of the terms unprintable. — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026 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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for unprintable

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Adjective

Last year, after signing a $132 million contract extension with the Pittsburgh Steelers following a trade, he was docked another $26,000 for fighting and making an obscene gesture.

— Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
There was a dog’s leg that had been sewn on near a man’s crotch in a way that seemed like an obscene visual pun.

— John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

Decide for yourself whether that’s a bold indicator of English football’s superiority over the rest of the world, or a revolting symbol of the bloated and vulgar behemoth that the game has become.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
However, recent scholarship posits that the structure was used as ordinary (rather than punitive) housing, and that the vulgar decor was in fact a distinguishing characteristic of the epoch.

— Jim Greer, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

Authorities say the girl was subsequently subjected to threats, emotional blackmail, surveillance and physical violence and forced to produce pornographic material and participate in online webcam sessions.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026
The sheriff’s office said Ahlers had hundreds, and possibly thousands, of pornographic photos and videos of children on his hard drive.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

Those tempers were not helped by the nasty collision between Guehi and Veiga just before the break, as the Englishman clattered into the midfielder in attempt to head the ball away.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
His nasty spirit comes unstuck from the grave when Antonia, the brown-haired Millennial witch, works a wonky raise-the-dead spell directed at her late great aunt.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of nasty

Adjective

No one, in my opinion, comes close to this selfish, foul-mouthed and stupid showman.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2026
There is no such statement in relation to foul tackles, but officials are expected to award a free kick if the first contact is outside the box, and a penalty if that contact is inside.

— Graham Scott, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of foul

Adjective

This tension is often subtext enough, and it’s accentuated by cinematographer Adric Watson’s tight and dirty frames, which confine Maya and Arti through astute visual composition, as the reality of their cushy lives is gradually illuminated.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Traction pods along the sneaker’s outsole make the shoe grippy on wet ground and durable enough to handle dirty trails and some rocky terrain.

— Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of dirty

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