unchaste

adjective

Definition of unchastenext
as in indecent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unchaste
  1. indecent
  2. immodest
  3. impure
  4. unclean
  5. filthy
  6. obscene
  7. vulgar
  8. smutty
Adjective
  • Orange Beach has a vulgarity ordinance on the books, which was enacted about a decade ago amid concerns about vulgar or indecent T-shirts and other merchandise sold at souvenir stores.
    al, al, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Because there are more good people than indecent ones.
    Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2023
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • In my family you were not allowed to be immodest or boastful.
    Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 28 June 2024
  • Outside is a sort of garden-style outdoor shower surrounded by bamboo fencing that is occasionally immodest.
    Christopher Cameron, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2024
Definition of immodest
Adjective
  • If impure quartz is used, the outside materials can hamper the effectiveness of the transistor.
    Olatunji Osho-Williams, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Oct. 2024
  • There was also the upset about Ryan, who shows her breasts—a sweetheart made impure through pulp fiction.
    Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2024
Definition of impure
Adjective
  • Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
  • The letter chronicled some of the health care horrors of Gaza: Infant formula mixed with unclean water fed to malnourished babies.
    Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • Keepin’ Tabs Hey speaking of Google, the company also announced some good news for all of us filthy browser tab hoarders.
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 14 Sep. 2024
  • At the same time, this is a movie about a woman who begins craving raw meat, grows a few extra nipples, and wakes up every morning filthy from running around in the dirt all night.
    Joe Reid, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • Its upper reaches are the playground for obscene displays of wealth.
    Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • Racist and obscene comments from some of the event’s early speakers were clipped and flagged by popular X users like @Acyn and Aaron Rupar.
    Brian Stelter, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • Trump was heard bragging in vulgar terms about women.
    Alena Botros, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Married to Stanley, a man of carnal appetites and vulgar manners, Stella has embraced the crude pleasures of realism, while her freeloading sister still clings to tattered aristocratic illusions.
    Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of vulgar
Adjective
  • Are any of these turns worth sitting through nine hours of smutty true crime recreations?
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Novelist Emily Gould writes about the new genre of smutty books for The Cut.
    Alexi McCammond, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
Definition of smutty
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Thesaurus Entries Near unchaste

uncharted

unchaste

unchasteness

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