| Main Entry: | scurrilous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | foul-mouthed, vulgar |
Synonyms: |
abusive, coarse, contumelious, defamatory, dirty, filthy, foul, gross, indecent, infamous, insulting, invective, lewd, low, nasty, obscene, offending, offensive, opprobrious, outrageous, raunchy, ribald, salacious, scabrous, scandalous, shameless, slanderous, smutty, truculent, vituperative, vituperatory, vituperous |
Antonyms: |
clean, polite, upright |
| Main Entry: | abusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | exhibiting unkind behavior or words |
Synonyms: |
calumniating, castigating, censorious, contumelious, defamatory, derisive, disparaging, insolent, insulting, invective, libelous, maligning, obloquious, offensive, opprobrious, reproachful, reviling, rude, sarcastic, scathing, scolding, scurrilous, sharp-tongued, slanderous, traducing, upbraiding, vilifying, vituperative |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, kind, respectful |
| Main Entry: | blatant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | deafening |
Synonyms: |
boisterous, clamorous, crying, ear-splitting, harsh, loud, loudmouthed, noisy, obstreperous, obtrusive, piercing, screaming, scurrilous, strident, vociferant, vociferous, vulgar |
| Notes: | flagrant implies shocking and reprehensible, while blatant is obvious, contrived, and usually obnoxious; flagrant is a stronger term than blatant |
Antonyms: |
quiet, silent |
| Main Entry: | foul |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, offensive |
Synonyms: |
abusive, blasphemous, blue*, coarse, dirty, filthy, foul-mouthed, gross*, indecent, lewd, low, nasty, obscene, profane, raunchy, scatological, scurrilous, smutty |
Antonyms: |
clean, innocent, inoffensive, moral |
| Main Entry: | lascivious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sexually aroused; displaying excessive interest in sex |
Synonyms: |
X-rated, bawdy, blue, bodily, carnal, coarse, crude, evil-minded, fast*, fleshly, gross*, hard-core, hot*, immoral, incontinent, indecent, lecherous, lewd, libertine, libidinous, licentious, low-down, lubricious, lustful, nasty, obscene, off-color, offensive, orgiastic, pornographic, prurient, randy, raunchy*, raw, ribald, rough, salacious, scurrilous, sensual, smutty, soft-core, steamy, suggestive, unchaste, voluptuous, vulgar, wanton |
Antonyms: |
chaste, decent, moral |
| Main Entry: | lewd |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar, indecent |
Synonyms: |
X-rated, bawdy, blue, coarse, erotic, fast*, filthy*, foul-mouthed, gross*, hard-core, immodest, immoral, improper, impure, in bad taste, incontinent, indelicate, lascivious, lecherous, libertine, libidinous, licentious, loose*, lustful, naughty, obscene, off-color, pornographic, profligate, questionable, racy, rakish, ribald, risqué, salacious, scandalous, scurrilous, shameless, smutty, suggestive, taboo, unchaste, unclean, unconventional, unvirtuous, vile, wanton, wicked |
Antonyms: |
clean, decent, moral |
| Main Entry: | libelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | derogatory |
Synonyms: |
aspersive, backbiting, calumniatory, calumnious, contumelious, debasing, defamatory, depreciative, detracting, detractory, disparaging, false, injurious, invidious, malevolent, malicious, maligning, opprobrious, pejorative, sarcastic, scurrilous, traducing, untrue, vilifying, vituperative |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, praising |
| Main Entry: | mean |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hostile, rude |
Synonyms: |
bad-tempered, callous, cantankerous, churlish, contemptible, dangerous, despicable, difficult, dirty*, disagreeable, dishonorable, down*, evil, formidable, hard, hard-nosed, ignoble, ill-tempered, infamous, knavish, liverish, lousy*, low-down and dirty, malicious, malign, nasty, perfidious, pesky, rotten, rough, rugged, scurrilous, shameless, sinking, snide, sour, the lowest, touch, treacherous, troublesome, ugly, unfriendly, unpleasant, unscrupulous, vexatious, vicious, vile |
Antonyms: |
compassionate, kind, nice, noble, polite, sympathetic |
| Main Entry: | obscene |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indecent, offensive, immoral |
Synonyms: |
X-rated, atrocious, barnyard, bawdy, blue*, coarse, crude, dirty*, disgusting, evil, filthy, foul, gross, heinous, hideous, horrible, immodest, improper, impure, lascivious, lewd, licentious, loathsome, loose*, lustful, nasty, noisome, outrageous, porno, pornographic, profane, prurient, rank*, raunchy*, raw, repellent, repugnant, ribald, salacious, scabrous, scatological, scurrilous, shameless, shocking, sickening, smutty, suggestive, unchaste, unclean, unwholesome, vile, wanton, wicked |
Antonyms: |
clean, decent, innocent, moral, pure, upright |
| Main Entry: | opprobrious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abusive, hateful |
Synonyms: |
abasing, calumniatory, contemptuous, contumelious, damaging, debasing, defamatory, defaming, denigrating, depreciative, derogative, despicable, despiteful, detractive, disgracing, dishonoring, disparaging, humiliating, hurting, injuring, injurious, insolent, insulting, invective, libeling, malevolent, malign, malignant, maligning, notorious, offending, offensive, pejorative, reproaching, reviling, scandalous, scurrilous, shaming, spiteful, truculent, vile, vitriolic, vituperative, vulgar |
Antonyms: |
complimentary, flattering, kind, nice, praising |