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Synonyms for obscenity
əbˈsɛn ɪ ti, -ˈsi nɪ-ob·scen·i·ty
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Princeton's WordNet
obscenity, lewdness, bawdiness, salaciousness, salacitynoun
the trait of behaving in an obscene manner
Synonyms:
bawdiness, vulgarism, filth, salacity, dirty word, lewdness, salaciousness, smutobscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty wordnoun
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
Synonyms:
commonness, coarseness, bawdiness, soil, salacity, grunge, porno, vulgarity, filthiness, skank, carbon black, grease, soot, foulness, lampblack, vulgarism, dirty word, grime, erotica, lewdness, grossness, dirt, smut fungus, smut, filth, pornography, nastiness, raunch, porn, salaciousness, crock, stain, crudobscenitynoun
an obscene act
Synonyms:
bawdiness, vulgarism, filth, salacity, dirty word, lewdness, salaciousness, smut
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Editors Contribution
impudicity
immoral
lust in the name of feminism is impudicity.
Dictionary of English Synonymes
obscenitynoun
Synonyms:
indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness
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List of paraphrases for "obscenity":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#659 | porn | |
#2184 | porno | |
#3202 | soil | |
#7182 | dirt | |
#9765 | erotica | |
#11936 | pornography | |
#12545 | stain | |
#13495 | grease | |
#17148 | filth | |
#24532 | smut | |
#27590 | crock | |
#29565 | grunge | |
#36453 | soot | |
#38879 | grime | |
#39180 | obscenity | |
#47539 | crud | |
#57568 | infamy | |
#62363 | skank | |
#70166 | raunch | |
#72325 | vulgarity | |
#92440 | nastiness | |
#143501 | coarseness | |
#145305 | lewdness | |
#190479 | filthiness | |
#214182 | foulness | |
#218481 | grossness | |
#254544 | commonness |
How to use obscenity in a sentence?
Remember that the Tarot is a great and sacred arcanum - its abuse is an obscenity in the inner and a folly in the outer. It is intended for quite other purposes than to determine when the tall dark man will meet the fair rich widow.
Pornographers should be fearful of any Republican candidates because historically speaking, Republicans are the ones who come after us with obscenity charges, republicans care an awful lot about the Second Amendment but not enough about the first. Like it or not, porn isn't illegal and this is a First Amendment issue.
It is obvious that 'obscenity' is not a term capable of exact legal definition in the practice of the Courts, it means 'anything that shocks the magistrate.'
The violence and obscenity are left unadulterated, as manifestation of the mystery and pain which ever accompanies the act of creation.
The threats and vitriol must be stopped. Every day it seems like we hear of a new account of vandalism, threat of violence, or acts of intimidation towards peaceful pro-lifers, what happened Saturday shows us the worst of the worst of the pro-choicemovement;obscenity, Satan worship, and lewdness towards students. We firmly reject all acts of violence and intimidation towards our students.
Translations for obscenity
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- obscenitatCatalan, Valencian
- oplzlostCzech
- ObszönitätGerman
- obscenidadSpanish
- obscénitéFrench
- drabasdachd, draosdachdScottish Gaelic
- obscenidadeGalician
- פריצותHebrew
- oscenità, turpiloquioItalian
- 猥褻Japanese
- oxxenitàMaltese
- obscenicznośćPolish
- obscenidadePortuguese
- непристойность, похабщинаRussian
- oplzlosťSlovak
- obscenitetSwedish
- ஆபாசம்Tamil
- బూతుTelugu
- อนาจารThai
- tục tĩuVietnamese
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