Synonyms for OBSCENE
əbˈsinob·scene

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1. obscene

   Synonyms:
   adulterated, defiled, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, immodest, impure, indecent, indelicate, lewd, mixed, polluted, stained, sullied, tainted, tarnished, unchaste, unclean

   Antonyms:
   absolute, chaste, classic, classical, clean, clear, continent, genuine, guileless, guiltless, holy, immaculate, incorrupt, innocent, mere, perfect, pure, real, sheer, simple, spotless, stainless, true, unadulterated, unblemished, uncorrupted, undefiled, unmingled, unmixed, unpolluted, unspotted, unstained, unsullied, untainted, untarnished, upright, virtuous

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1. obscene

   Synonyms:
   impure, immodest, indecent, lewd, four, indelicate, filthy, disgusting, foul-mouthed

   Antonyms:
   pure, modest, decent

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1. obsceneadjective

   designed to incite to indecency or lust

   "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead

   Synonyms:
   detestable, abhorrent, repulsive, salacious, raunchy, repugnant, lewd

   Antonyms:
   decent, inoffensive, clean, unobjectionable

2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsiveadjective

   offensive to the mind

   "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"

   Synonyms:
   detestable, execrable, raunchy, odious, repugnant, repulsive(a), abhorrent, obscene, lewd, abominable, hideous, repulsive, salacious

   Antonyms:
   inoffensive, clean, decent, unobjectionable

3. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salaciousadjective

   suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

   "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

   Synonyms:
   grimy, salacious, detestable, repugnant, grungy, dingy, lubricious, lascivious, libidinous, begrimed, lustful, grubby, raunchy, prurient, repulsive, obscene, abhorrent, lewd

   Antonyms:
   decent, clean, inoffensive, unobjectionable

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1. obsceneadjective

   Synonyms:
   indecent, indelicate, immodest, impure, ribald, gross, coarse, broad, unchaste, lewd, loose

2. obsceneadjective

   Synonyms:
   dirty, filthy, foul, offensive, disgusting

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1. obsceneadjective

   Synonyms:
   smutty, lewd, gross, indecent, immodest, indelicate, ribald

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1. List of paraphrases for "obscene":

   pornographic, indecent, vice-related, pornography, vice, immodest, revolting, sexual, sex

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1. Scott C. Holstad:

   angry, violent, bizarre, we’re obscene in our lust, oblivious in our pain. i’m a man driven by my passions. sometimes I desire normalcy but then my brain wakes up and i return to reality.

2. Ann Gurrola:

   In all honesty ‘The People Garden’ is a beautiful and artistic film, and yes defining what is obscene in pornography is indeed up to each individual, but I really don’t think there is any comparison between her stance on porn and her role in the film, there was no degradation involved with the making of this film.

3. Scott C. Holstad:

   i found out that a close friend had just experienced a terrible tragedy. her fiancé, not yet 40, had keeled over dead on the spot, no warning. i called her and she asked, if i am doing badly, can i call you to talk? i assured her that she could and she said, i might be hyperventilating or something. i told her that’s ok. i'll probably think it’s an obscene phone call and i'll have a good time with it!

4. New York:

   These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable, there remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God’s grace.

5. Matthew Benkendorf:

   The numbers can be obscene, particularly when you look at the general challenges we face as an economy and society.