Synonyms of vulgarity

vulgarity

noun

ˌvəl-ˈger-rə-tē 

1

as in rudeness

the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste

our cousins' general vulgarity and poor manners irritate my mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rudeness
• crassness
• lowness
• grossness
• roughness
• coarseness
• crudeness
• commonness
• rawness
• tastelessness
• crudity
• indelicacy
• boorishness
• brutishness
• rusticity
• raffishness
• uncouthness
• rowdiness
• churlishness
• artlessness
• inelegance
• gracelessness
• clownishness
• loutishness
• insensitiveness
• indelicateness
• insensitivity
• unsophistication
• thoughtlessness
• tackiness
• kitsch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• cultivation
• gentility
• refinement
• polish
• urbanity
• tastefulness
• elegance
• grace
• sensitivity
• courtliness
• graciousness
• consideration
• genteelness
• thoughtfulness

2

as in grossness

the quality or state of being obscene

the pointless vulgarity of the joke disgusted her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grossness
• crudeness
• obscenity
• suggestiveness
• foulness
• coarseness
• profanity
• crudity
• lewdness
• bawdiness
• dirtiness
• filth
• ribaldry
• lasciviousness
• indecency
• filthiness
• impurity
• abusiveness
• nastiness
• raunchiness
• offensiveness
• smut
• wantonness
• raunch
• lowness
• blueness
• distastefulness
• dirt
• smuttiness
• naughtiness
• broadness
• atrocity
• indelicacy
• perversity
• impureness
• unacceptability
• immodesty
• raciness
• earthiness
• wickedness
• undesirability
• perversion
• perverseness
• saltiness
• depravity
• obnoxiousness
• lechery
• unpleasantness
• repugnance
• repulsiveness
• loathsomeness
• reprehensibility
• infamy
• kinkiness
• gaminess
• indecorousness
• unbecomingness
• repellency
• depravedness
• objectionableness
• pervertedness
• indelicateness
• reprehensibleness
• exceptionability
• atrociousness
• scurrilousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• prudery
• puritanism
• priggishness
• prudishness
• primness
• decorum
• decency
• correctness
• seemliness
• appropriateness
• suitability
• purity
• fitness
• perfection
• priggery
• suitableness
• decorousness
• spotlessness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of vulgarity

The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance. — Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026

Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities. — Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026

On Monday night, that park seemed so far away as Knicks fans rained vulgarities down on Wembanyama and his teammates inside Madison Square Garden. — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 11 June 2026

Nestled between the layers is a genuinely heartfelt story that blooms from beneath all the aesthetic and verbal vulgarity, thus making innate, and intuitive, his ongoing, ever-evolving manifesto on the state of things. — Siddhant Adlakha, IndieWire, 16 May 2026