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obscene
Overview of adj obscene
The adj obscene has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (2) obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead)
2. abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels")
3. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks")
Antonyms of adj obscene
3 senses of obscene
Sense 1
obscene
INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent
Sense 2
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive
Sense 3
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable
Similarity of adj obscene
3 senses of obscene
Sense 1
obscene
=> indecent (vs. decent)
Sense 2
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive
=> offensive (vs. inoffensive)
Sense 3
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious
=> dirty (vs. clean)
Pertainyms of adj obscene
Attributes of adj obscene
Domain of adj obscene
Domain Terms of adj obscene
Familiarity of adj obscene
obscene used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count =3)
Grep of adj obscene
obscene
Grep of adv obscene
obscenely
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