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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
Democrats had their turn with Kennedy, as well, and took the opportunity to hurl insults and accuse Kennedy of gross incompetence.
The US Supreme Court, she pointed out, had already said a Fed governor could only be dismissed if they were guilty of gross misconduct.
Out of the $678 million the movie grossed worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo, nearly $348 million came from the international box office.
In a world where it seems everything seems grosser and scammier all the time, we should be glad that there’s at least one star who is doing well by selling positivity.
“I felt gross about being in L.A. but also hopeful,” Russell says candidly on the realization that he was one of countless others here trying to make it.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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