obscene (Meaning)
obscene (s)
designed to incite to indecency or lust
offensive to the mind
suggestive of or tending to moral looseness
obscene (a/)
Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.
Foul; fifthy; disgusting.
Inauspicious; ill-omened.
Synonyms & Antonyms of obscene
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- decorous
- seemly
- nice
- staid
- decent
- polite
- appropriate
- desirable
- genteel
- priggish
- decorous
- puritanical
- prudish
- puritanical
- proper
- prim
- innocuous
- clean
- decent
- correct
- Victorian
- respectable
- respectable
- acceptable
- wholesome
- innocuous
- Victorian
- prudish
- priggish
- nice
- desirable
- clean
- seemly
- wholesome
- correct
- acceptable
- polite
- genteel
- staid
- proper
- appropriate
- prim
Synonyms:
- repellent
- salty
- scatological
- unbecoming
- repulsive
- indecorous
- louche
- racy
- blamable
- atrocious
- coarse-grained
- loathsome
- abhorrent
- infamous
- blameworthy
- wicked
- distasteful
- perverted
- low
- barnyard
- revolting
- kinky
- censurable
- off
- soft
- debasing
- gamy
- perverse
- broad
- salacious
- indelicate
- gutter
- depraved
- earthy
- porny
- gamey
- scurrilous
- repugnant
- reprehensible
- off-colored
- objectionable
- risqué
- immodest
- unwelcome
- exceptionable
- off-color
Antonyms:
obscene Sentence Examples
- The comedian's jokes were so obscene that they offended the audience.
- The film contained numerous obscene scenes that were inappropriate for children.
- The politician's language was so obscene that it was unfit for public consumption.
- The billboard's image was deemed obscene and was removed by the authorities.
- The lyrics to the song were considered obscene and were banned from radio play.
- The book was accused of obscenity and was banned from many libraries.
- The play's content was so obscene that it was prohibited from being performed.
- The magazine's articles were often filled with obscene imagery and language.
- The website was shut down after being found to host obscene material.
- The artist's paintings were labeled as obscene and were not allowed to be exhibited.
FAQs About the word obscene
designed to incite to indecency or lust, offensive to the mind, suggestive of or tending to moral loosenessOffensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of prese
pornographic, gross, foul, nasty, dirty, vulgar, filthy, lewd, unwanted, unacceptable
decorous, seemly, nice, staid, decent, polite, appropriate, desirable, genteel, priggish
The comedian's jokes were so obscene that they offended the audience.
The film contained numerous obscene scenes that were inappropriate for children.
The politician's language was so obscene that it was unfit for public consumption.
The billboard's image was deemed obscene and was removed by the authorities.
