obscene
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- indecent, dirty, filthy, immoral, improper, lewd, offensive, pornographic, salacious
- sickening, atrocious, disgusting, evil, heinous, loathsome, outrageous, shocking, vile, wicked

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Contrasted words: acceptable, proper, tolerable, appropriate, fit, suitable, clean, decent, decorous, seemly
Related Words: bawdy, ribald, smoking-room, impure, lascivious, lewd, warm, lurid, pornographic, salacious, scabrous, sultry, earthy, rich, unprintable, foulmouthed

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

ob‧scene /əbˈsiːn/ adjective
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin obscenus]

1. relating to sex in a way that is shocking and offensive ⇒ rude:
Bradford made an obscene gesture.
obscene phone calls (=calls from an unknown person saying obscene things)
obscene photographs

2. extremely unfair, immoral, or unpleasant, especially in a way that makes you angry:
Some players earn obscene amounts of money.
an obscene act of cruelty
—obscenely adverb

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

obscene
adj.
VERBS be, look | declare sth, deem sth, judge sth The book was declared obscene.
ADV. really | utterly | almost | allegedly

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲