unprintable

adjective

un·​print·​able ˌən-ˈprin-tə-bəl 

: unfit to be printed

especially : too obscene or offensive to be shown in print

unprintable epithets

Synonyms

• bawdy
• blue
• coarse
• crude
• dirty
• filthy
• foul
• gross
• gutter
• impure
• indecent
• lascivious
• lewd
• locker-room
• nasty
• obscene
• pornographic
• porny
• profane
• raunchy
• ribald
• smutty
• stag
• trashy
• vulgar
• wanton
• X-rated

Examples of unprintable in a Sentence

I can't tell you what he said because it's unprintable.

Does the file contain any unprintable characters?

Recent Examples on the Web

Conservative commentators piled on as well, with the network’s Lisa Kennedy Montgomery used an unprintable insult to call Crockett an attention-seeker. —Saul Elbein, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025

But even if computers are [unprintable expletives], their problems have often been encountered and fixed by some other poor soul. —Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2025

Perhaps the most memorable number is the one with an unprintable title that invites the audience to flip off Ted Cruz. —Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025

However Hedges wanted to tell the day’s story — through video, graphics or various unprintable acts — was fine with him. —Ken Rosenthal, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1830, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unprintable

• printable

Kids Definition

unprintable

adjective

un·​print·​able ˌən-ˈprint-ə-bəl 

ˈən-

: unfit to be printed