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gross
adjective as in without deductions; total
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Weak matches
aggregate, all, in sum, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole schmear, whole shebang
adjective as in flagrant
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absolute, apparent, capital, complete, glaring, manifest, obvious, plain, rank, sheer, shocking, utter
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arrant, downright, egregious, excessive, exorbitant, grievous, heinous, immoderate, inordinate, out-and-out, outrageous, outright, perfect, serious, shameful, unmitigated, unqualified
adjective as in crude, vulgar
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boorish, carnal, cheap, coarse, corporeal, crass, fleshly, ignorant, improper, impure, in the gutter, indecent, indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, lewd, loudmouthed, low-minded, lustful, obscene, raunchy, rude, scatological, sensual, sleazy, smutty, swinish, tasteless, ugly, uncouth, uncultured, undiscriminating, unfeeling, unrefined, unseemly, unsophisticated
adjective as in large, bulky
adjective as in causing disgust
Strongest matches
abhorrent, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, objectionable, odious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening, unpleasant
Example Sentences
The physician went on probation, which he completed two years ago, after being accused by the Medical Board of California of “gross negligence” in his treatment of several obstetric patients.
The comedy about 11-year-old Riley’s emotions, led by Joy, struggling to find balance within her grossed more than $850 million and won the animated feature Oscar.
In a statement dated 14 December, he admitted dishonesty and misconduct but denied gross misconduct, arguing that he had panicked and acted in a "moment of madness".
The 1958 report from Christmas Island to the nuclear programme’s secret UK headquarters says that there were blood tests for Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill showing “gross irregularity”.
That’s a gross exaggeration, as gasoline, battery and hydrogen vehicles all are subject to fire and explosion, albeit in different ways.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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