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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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Farage said he liked Parry and had known him "for a very long time", but that his comments were "crass, insensitive, hurtful and wrong".

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

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

Funny and silly without being crass or gross.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2026

Even when it came to arguing about God’s existence, he kept coming back to those crass gambling Frenchmen.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

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