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as in obesity
the condition of having an excess of body fat
the doctor warned that a high level of grossness is unhealthy
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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
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as in crassness
the quality or state of lacking refinement or good taste
the grossness of his table manners disgusted the other wedding guests
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grossness
Noun
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Moreover, chronic breathlessness can be due to multiple causes (e.g., obesity and heart failure).—
Laura Campedelli,
Verywell Health,
5 June 2025 -
Severe obesity diagnosed in a four-year-old can cut life expectancy in half; Type 2 diabetes, once an adult disease, now appears regularly in overweight teens.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 June 2025
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During the presentation by PMM Chesterton, which wants to redevelop the golf course, Kowalski used a vulgarity to describe how the houses would be too close to each other.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
1 June 2025
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The fans in Section 204, directly beyond where a right fielder stands, eschewed artistry for straight-up vulgarity.—
Will Sammon,
New York Times,
17 May 2025
Noun
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This happens when water in front of the tire builds up faster than the vehicle's weight can push water out of the way.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
8 June 2025
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Trump still taunts Christie, an early supporter and 2016 transition chief, especially about his weight.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
7 June 2025
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Their silence comes off as rudeness, for which Betty rebukes them after dinner.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2025
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While civility is sorely lacking in politics, two other areas are known for rudeness as well — the workplace and the schools, at all levels.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Apr. 2025
Noun
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One video posted online shows the drones take off from a truck bed parked along a highway as the Russian narrator let obscenities fly.—
Charles Maynes,
NPR,
2 June 2025
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But in the end, all the gleeful obscenity took a backseat to the story’s true subject: the terrifying process of growing up.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
24 May 2025
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But Wachter had a hunch that a great painting lay beneath the filth.—
Eli Wizevich,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 June 2025
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Residents of that Wilmington street petitioned and pleaded and then resorted to blocking off the street briefly to the trucks that shook the ground and spewed the filth through their neighborhood.—
Patt Morrison,
Los Angeles Times,
24 May 2025
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But Shelly will still go on about the crudity of newer shows in town, insisting that Razzle Dazzle has an elegant French tone.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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And, while its crudity is certainly purposeful, its sense of purpose can be elusive at times.—
Phillip Maciak,
The New Republic,
28 Mar. 2023
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“Grossness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grossness. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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