Synonyms for vulgar
- adjective
- noun
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Coarse — debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene
coarse, uncouth, ignoble, gross, ribald, crass, crude, filthy, indecent, obscene, profane, rude, vile, raunchy, boorish, impure, indelicate, inappropriate, risqué, risque US, bawdy, unrefined, licentious
2. Ordinary — common, usual; of the typical kind
common, ordinary, plain, commonplace, simple, mundane, general, typical, average, customary, everyday
Noun
1. Vernacular — the language of a people, especially the commoners
Other
gina slang
Definitions
- adj. 1
Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
a truly vulgar showing of affection
- adj. 2
Having to do with ordinary, common people.
Near-synonyms: vulgate; vulgarized
- adj. 3
Common, usual; of the typical kind.
vulgar bush brown (Bicyclus vulgaris)
- n. 1
The language of a people, especially the commoners.
Related words
- Word family
- vulgarize vulgarism vulgarization vulgarly
- Phrases
- vulgar fraction
Forms
- Plural
- vulgars → vernaculars, vulgates, ginas…
Example sentences
- coarse Her skin is coarse from years of working outdoors.
- crass Tom's boss's behaviour smacked of crass arrogance.
- ignoble Jealousy is, to me, the most ignoble human feeling there is.
- mundane Matthew and Linda mostly talked about very mundane things.
- commonplace Rice and noodles are commonplace in Chinese cuisine.
By length
- 4 letters
- dumb1, rude1, vile1, gina2
- 5 letters
- gross1, plain1, crude1, crass1, bawdy2
- 6 letters
- common2, simple2, filthy2, coarse1, impure2, homely2, risque2, ribald2
- 7 letters
- general3, average3, popular3, typical3, obscene2, mundane2, profane2, raunchy2, uncouth2, boorish2, vulgate, ignoble3
- 8 letters
- everyday3, ordinary4, indecent3, unwashed2, plebeian3
- 9 letters
- customary4, unrefined3
- 10 letters
- vernacular4, licentious3, indelicate4
- 11 letters
- commonplace3
- 13 letters
- inappropriate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (gina2 = 2 syllables).