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
  • Ingesting water from an unclean bottle can result in gastrointestinal or respiratory issues, says Qinchun Rao, a professor of Food and Nutrition at Florida State University.
    Kayla Blanton, Outside Online, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Raw or unclean data is not optimal in business since misleading data leads to wrong decisions.
    Cristian Randieri, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of unclean
Adjective
  • These dogs often come from cramped, filthy mills, without sufficient veterinary care, food, water or socialization.
    Lisa Bloch, The Mercury News, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The O’Haras happen to move in next door to him. Frothy and often filthy without being brainless (send thanks across the Atlantic for that good British dialogue), this is escapism done right.
    Judy Berman, TIME, 30 Oct. 2024
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • The planet continuing to tilt is because humans are pumping and moving an obscene amount of groundwater across the planet and redistributing it, according to the study's press release.
    Julia Gomez, USA TODAY, 25 Nov. 2024
  • The withdrawal of Matt Gaetz’ nomination to be Attorney General — the equivalent of an obscene gesture toward the Senate – suggests that some preservation instincts of co-exist along with doubts as to the strength of its backbone.
    Arthur House, Hartford Courant, 22 Nov. 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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