What are some opposite words for ribald?
Antonyms for ribald
ˈrɪb əld; spelling pron. ˈraɪ bəldrib·ald
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term ribald.
Princeton's WordNet
ribaldadjective
a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language
Antonyms:
clean, unobjectionablebawdy, off-color, ribaldadjective
humorously vulgar
"bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
Antonyms:
clean, unobjectionableSynonyms:
bawdy, off-color, indelicate, off-colour
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
ribaldadjective
Synonyms:
indelicate, gross, indecent, obscene, lewd
How to use ribald in a sentence?
George Bernard Shaw, Man and Superman:
Audacious ribald: your laughter will finish in hideous boredom before morning.
I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of names. Geoffrey Chaucer has a ribald ring, as is proper and correct, and Alexander Pope was inevitably Alexander Pope. Colley Cibber was a silly little man without much elegance and Shelley was very Percy and very Bysshe.
Our texts are the late night bickering of two grumpy political veterans, who have known each other for years. They are friendly as well as nasty, ribald, vicious, inconsistent humorous and vile.
Words popularity by usage frequency
| ranking | word | |
|---|---|---|
| #1809 | clean | |
| #131181 | ribald | |
| #219755 | unobjectionable |
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