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gross
adjective as in without deductions; total
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aggregate, all, in sum, whole ball of wax, whole enchilada, whole nine yards, whole schmear, whole shebang
adjective as in flagrant
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absolute, apparent, capital, complete, glaring, manifest, obvious, plain, rank, sheer, shocking, utter
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arrant, downright, egregious, excessive, exorbitant, grievous, heinous, immoderate, inordinate, out-and-out, outrageous, outright, perfect, serious, shameful, unmitigated, unqualified
adjective as in crude, vulgar
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boorish, carnal, cheap, coarse, corporeal, crass, fleshly, ignorant, improper, impure, in the gutter, indecent, indelicate, inelegant, insensitive, lewd, loudmouthed, low-minded, lustful, obscene, raunchy, rude, scatological, sensual, sleazy, smutty, swinish, tasteless, ugly, uncouth, uncultured, undiscriminating, unfeeling, unrefined, unseemly, unsophisticated
adjective as in large, bulky
adjective as in causing disgust
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abhorrent, appalling, awful, disgusting, distasteful, foul, nasty, nauseating, noisome, noxious, objectionable, odious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revolting, sickening, unpleasant
Example Sentences
It ramped up military spending to 4.7% of gross domestic product this year—the highest in the alliance.
On average, economists expect gross domestic product adjusted for inflation to increase 1.7% in the fourth quarter this year from a year earlier, up sharply from the July survey average of 1%.
Economists like to say that consumer spending is two-thirds of the economy, but gross domestic product only measures final output, not intermediary steps.
If the trade standoff worsens significantly, it could endanger China’s prospects of hitting its official target of around 5% growth in gross domestic product this year.
Rangers have already said that they had a net spend on players of £20m in the summer, which puts their gross spend close to £40m, if the fees for outgoing players are to be believed.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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