1
as in grossness
the quality or state of being obscene
we were offended by the smuttiness of the jokes that the comedian was telling
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2
as in dustiness
the state or quality of being dirty
appalled by the unspeakable smuttiness of the rental apartments that they were shown
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for smuttiness
Noun
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There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026 -
If an exclamation point only signified gore and grossness, this gothic rock opera would more than qualify.—
Rachel Simon,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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In addition, prosecutors say swastikas, antisemitic slogans and vulgarity were spray-painted on pillars underneath M-53 and Canal, a brick wall near a business and an electrical box at a second business.—
Joseph Buczek,
CBS News,
22 Apr. 2026
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His vulgarity, insults and threats do not make America great.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
Noun
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An earnest, has-a-costume-for-everything kind of guy, Daub is allergic to the greige and the dinge.—
Sandra Upson,
Wired,
18 Jan. 2021
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Dinges said the two crewmembers whose sleep remained steady -- even in the absence of conventional daylight -- were those who kept to a strict schedule and found other ways to control their biological clocks.—
Michael Nedelman,
CNN,
1 June 2017
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The other funnymen of the time—Milton Berle with his lewd suggestiveness, Jackie Gleason with his baleful roar—did the same shtick over and over.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Noun
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There’s some rudeness, aggressive conversations, and crudeness, but nothing too over the top.—
Lynnette Nicholas,
Parents,
4 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That’s the dirtiness of rugs and pulling.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Apr. 2026
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For a young team learning to stick up for each other, Mangiapane brings a needed dirtiness to the Hawks.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Ideally, they are planted in a large, open green space where the falling walnuts won’t cause damage, harm, or permanent staining.—
Cori Sears,
The Spruce,
14 May 2026
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By harnessing a particle accelerator to generate extraordinarily bright, coherent X-rays, the team was able to capture high-resolution internal anatomy in seconds, without the lengthy staining or other preprocessing steps often required for soft-tissue contrast in standard lab scanners.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The obscenity is often to be found not on the page, but in the wider world, and in part Scranton has called a share of this outrage down upon himself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 May 2026
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Or one that doesn’t deal primarily with (obscenity deleted) in a dance club or how much someone likes big rear ends.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Oc Register,
13 May 2026
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“Smuttiness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/smuttiness. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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