grossness

noun

Definition of grossnessnext
1
as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat the doctor warned that a high level of grossness is unhealthy

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in vulgarity
the quality or state of being obscene a movie of such indisputable grossness that people who thought that they had seen everything were proven wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms
3
as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste the grossness of his table manners disgusted the other wedding guests

Synonyms & Similar Words

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossness
  1. obesity
  2. vulgarity
  3. weight
  4. rudeness
  5. obscenity
  6. filth
  7. crudity
Noun
  • Alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the United States, after tobacco and obesity, according to the surgeon general's advisory.
    Mary Kekatos, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The advisory notes that alcohol is the third leading preventable cause of cancer in the country, after tobacco and obesity.
    Sarah Lynch Baldwin, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of obesity
Noun
  • Corbet’s awkward forcing of his characters into his conceptual framework leads to absurdities and vulgarities—not least in the depiction of László’s first and only Black acquaintance, a laborer named Gordon (Isaach De Bankolé), as a heroin addict.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Some council members who took issue with the sign relented after then-Metro Council attorney Mike Jameson advised that rejecting Rock's sign due to vulgarity or obscenity could lead to a First Amendment lawsuit.
    Cassandra Stephenson, The Tennessean, 22 May 2024
Definition of vulgarity
Noun
  • Which Is Better for Weight Loss? Both oat and almond milk may be beneficial for weight loss.
    Chelsea Rae Bourgeois, RDN, LD, Health, 14 Jan. 2025
  • New and better weight loss compounds may be discovered.
    David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2025
Definition of weight
Noun
  • Many adults will think that the host’s rudeness justifies an angry response — and of course, that would vastly entertain the children.
    Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2025
  • However, sometimes that truth can come off as blunt to the point of rudeness.
    David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of rudeness
Noun
  • In short: Your former co-worker needs to cut this [obscenity redacted] out.
    Anna Holmes, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Why do opponents use an obscenity in their signs? Jeanne Woodbury, an activist who works with the lobbying firm Creosote Partners, put up 10 campaign signs around the Phoenix area opposing Proposition 138.
    Ray Stern, The Arizona Republic, 18 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscenity
Noun
  • At any moment, they could be separated from their families and thrown into a trench reminiscent of the Battle of the Somme, filled with filth and mice.
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 13 Dec. 2024
  • No one has ever read her for absolute filth like that.
    Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of filth
Noun
  • And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.
    Phillip Maciak, The New Republic, 28 Mar. 2023
  • Although Günther Groissböck cleaned up better than the usual Ochs, his portrayal lacked nothing for crudity.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 30 Mar. 2023
Definition of crudity
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Thesaurus Entries Near grossness

grossly

grossness

gross out

See More Nearby Entries 

Cite this Entry

“Grossness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossness. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.

Copy Citation

Share

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See All

'Affect' vs. 'Effect'

Using Bullet Points ( • )

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?

More Commonly Misspelled Words
See All

Popular in Wordplay

See All

Top 12 Sophisticated Compliments

Word of the Year 2024 | Polarization

Terroir, Oenophile, & Magnum: Ten Words About Wine

8 Words for Lesser-Known Musical Instruments

10 Words from Taylor Swift Songs (Merriam's Version)
See All

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Word Game Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
white rubber duck stands out in a row of yellow ducks
Odd Word Out: Synonyms Quiz Figure out which word isn't like the others.