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Definitions

crass

[kras] / kræs /
ADJECTIVE
coarse, insensitive
Synonyms
STRONGEST
boorish churlish rude stupid vulgar
WEAK
asinine blundering bovine dense doltish gross indelicate inelegant loutish lowbrow lumpish oafish obtuse philistine raw rough uncouth unrefined witless
Antonyms
STRONGEST
nice polite refined sophisticated
WEAK
careful delicate kind sensitive tactful

Example Sentences

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If Hulu’s “Shoresy” is the poster child for successfully balancing raunch and heart, “Ted” is on the opposite end — crass and lazy.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 27, 2026

And there were occasions that I witnessed as an HR person of really crass and cruel behavior.

From Slate • Feb. 21, 2026

Players denounced the bets as crass and disrespectful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 2, 2026

Collinsworth has successfully walked that line of being candid yet not crass, to always speak his mind even though his opinions often rankles fans of all 32 teams.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 21, 2025

Here, her father would seem crass, with his unnecessary big words, and her mother provincial and small.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.