Synonyms of vulgar
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Another word for vulgar is naughty. Other synonyms of vulgar are standard, usual, crude, gross and average.
Synonyms and similar words for vulgar
adjectiveDebased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
- inappropriate
- debased
- uncouth
- offensive
- ignoble
- mean
- profane
- crass
- crudeLacking tact or taste.
- coarseUnrefined.
- adultContaining excessive vulgar or profane speech, text or images, intended only for adults.
- bawdy
- blue
- cheeky
- dirty
- indecent
- filthy
- grossLacking refinement in behaviour or manner; offending a standard of morality.
- impureUnchaste; obscene (not according to or not abiding by some system of sexual morality).
- ithyphallicLascivious, obscene.
- lewdVulgar, common; typical of the lower orders.
- licentious
- mucky
- naughtySexually provocative; now in weakened sense, risqué, cheeky.
- near the knuckle UKRisqué, sexual, suggestive of impropriety.
- obscene
- off-colour
- racy
- raunchyWith dishonorable, base and vulgar expression.
- ribaldCoarsely, vulgarly, or lewdly amusing; referring to sexual matters in a rude or irreverent way.
- ribaudredFilthy; obscene; ribald.
- ribaudrous
- risquéSlightly sexually suggestive; bordering on indelicate.
- rorty UKBoisterous, rowdy, saucy, dissipated, or risqué.
- salacious
- saucy
- shocking
- sluttish
- slutlikeLike a slut; slutty, promiscuous.
- sluttyOf, resembling, or suitable for, a slut.
- smutty
- spicy
- tartish
- tarty
- trampy
- harlot rareWanton; lewd; low; base.
adjectiveHaving to do with ordinary, common people.
- commonSimple, ordinary or vulgar.
- popularOf low birth, not noble; vulgar, plebian.
- plebeianCommon, particularly (derogatory) vulgar, crude, coarse, uncultured.
- vulgate
- vulgarized
adjectiveCommon, usual; of the typical kind.
- customary
- ordinaryBeing part of the natural order of things; normal, customary, routine.
- typicalNormal, average; to be expected.
- averageTypical.
- medial
- basicUnremarkable or uninteresting; boring; uncool.
- bog-standard derogatoryUtterly basic, ordinary, or standard; unremarkable, unexceptional, etc.
- commonplaceOrdinary; not having any remarkable characteristics.
- common-and-garden UKOrdinary, standard.
- common-or-garden Ireland, UKOrdinary, standard.
- congruent
- consistent
- conventionalOrdinary, commonplace.
- everydayCommonplace, ordinary.
- expectedAnticipated; thought to be about to arrive or occur.
- garden varietyOrdinary, common, or unexceptional.
- improminentNot prominent.
- mundaneOrdinary; not new; part of the mainstream culture.
- naturalAs expected; reasonable, normal; naturally arising from the given circumstances.
- normal
- par for the courseNormal; common; to be expected. (Often connotes something undesirable).
- par
- plainSimple in habits or qualities; unsophisticated, not exceptional, ordinary.
- plain vanillaSynonym of garden variety.
- quotidianHaving the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
- regularHaving the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard.
- routineOrdinary with nothing to distinguish it from all the others.
- run-of-the-millOrdinary; not special.
- standardFalling within an accepted range of size, amount, power, quality, etc.
- standard issueNot special or remarkable; conventional.
- unexceptionalNot exceptional.
- unremarkableNot remarkable.
- unstrangeNot strange.
- usualMost commonly occurring; typical.
- wakeadayMundane (as one wakes up to each day).
- workadayMundane or commonplace.
nounThe language of a people, especially the commoners.
- vernacularThe language of a people or a national language.
Meaning of vulgar
- adjective Debased; uncouth; distasteful; obscene.
- adjective Having to do with ordinary, common people.
- adjective Common, usual; of the typical kind.
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