vulgar

[vuhl-ger] / ˈvʌl gər /

ADJECTIVE

rude, offensive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

boorish coarse crude disgusting filthy impolite indecent nasty naughty obscene off-color profane ribald scatological suggestive tasteless tawdry

WEAK

X-rated base blue cheap common contemptible dirty dishonorable fractious gross hard-core ignoble improper indecorous indelicate inferior low malicious odious raw repulsive risqué rough slippery smutty sneaking soft-core sordid uncouth unmannerly unrefined unworthy villainous

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chaste clean decent gentle moral nice pleasant pleasing polite pure refined sophisticated tasteful

WEAK

aesthetic artistic fashionable inoffensive

ADJECTIVE

common, general

Synonyms

STRONGEST

colloquial conversational vernacular

WEAK

dime a dozen everyday familiar garden variety low native ordinary plastic plebeian popular public run-of-the-mill unrefined

Antonyms

WEAK

aesthetic artistic decent fashionable inoffensive nice polite refined

Example Sentences

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“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said Wednesday.

From The Wall Street Journal

Campbell’s confirmed the executive’s departure, calling the recorded comments “vulgar, offensive and false.”

From Barron's

“The comments were vulgar, offensive and false, and we apologize for the hurt they have caused,” the company said.

From The Wall Street Journal

It’s very difficult because I’m judged a lot for being vulgar or people say that I only talk about sex.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s impossible not to admire the complex, sophisticated work in this scene, which is so beautifully constructed that it defies whatever vulgar, less refined terms that may be used to define it going forward.

From Salon

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