as in vulgar
lacking in refinement or good taste
a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments
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Recent Examples of crass
Funny and silly without being crass or gross.
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Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
While crass and lazy, the moniker did at least have a link to reality at a time when her male counterpart was excelling.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 4 does introduce the three new Americans via Tender — an online payment system used for gambling and pornography sites, which becomes the focal point of Season 4 — with Penn’s Jonah bringing a crass brand of American humor to the season premiere.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Often, the art created out of activism is productive and instructional, rather than crass or shocking, Duarte said.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
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Omar L. Gallaga, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
While crass and lazy, the moniker did at least have a link to reality at a time when her male counterpart was excelling.
—Adam Leventhal, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2026
Season 4 does introduce the three new Americans via Tender — an online payment system used for gambling and pornography sites, which becomes the focal point of Season 4 — with Penn’s Jonah bringing a crass brand of American humor to the season premiere.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Jan. 2026
Often, the art created out of activism is productive and instructional, rather than crass or shocking, Duarte said.
—Charlotte Observer, 26 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for crass
Adjective
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One day, Dahlstrom made a vulgar joke in a lunchroom referencing oral sex and pubic hair, according to the employee.—
Nick Ferraro,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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Doncic claimed Bitadze directed a vulgar comment about Doncic’s family in Serbian toward the Lakers star guard.—
Broderick Turner,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Rain, April’s rude house guest, visits erratically and unannounced.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
3 Apr. 2026
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Some lawyers think a video shows a Texas judge being rude to an IT worker.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The use of childish internet and video-game memes to describe violence is coarse and unworthy of the men and women who go in harm’s way.—
Eliot A. Cohen,
The Atlantic,
1 Apr. 2026
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My dense, coarser hair holds onto humidity like a sponge.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Mastectomies intended to prevent breast cancer have become more common among women with elevated risks, including genetic mutations and a family history of the disease.—
Brett Kelman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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One of the most common examples involves the use of manure.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
4 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The business plan calls for the museum to disperse 10% of gross revenue to Naval Special Warfare families and veterans in need, and to local programs, although the size of the contribution will depend on whether the organization has to take on debt to fund the project.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Apr. 2026
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And, by the way, Paula wants her followers to donate the first tenth of their gross income to her ministry.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
4 Apr. 2026
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“Crass.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/crass. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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