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offensiveness

NOUN
coarseness
Synonyms
STRONG
bawdiness boorishness callousness crassness crudity harshness indelicacy rawness ribaldry roughness smut smuttiness uncouthness unevenness
WEAK
earthiness poor taste unrefinement
Antonyms
WEAK
delicacy manners politeness refinement sophistication
NOUN
hideousness
Synonyms
STRONG
disfigurement homeliness plainness repulsiveness unseemliness unsightliness
WEAK
monstrousness
NOUN
insolence
Synonyms
STRONG
abuse arrogance audacity brass brazenness cheek chutzpah contempt contemptuousness contumely effrontery gall guff hardihood impertinence impudence incivility insubordination lip pertness presumption rudeness sass sauce
WEAK
back talk uncivility
Antonyms
STRONG
approval carefulness caution humility manners meekness modesty politeness respect shyness timidity
NOUN
ugliness
Synonyms
STRONG
disfigurement hideousness homeliness plainness repulsiveness unseemliness unsightliness
WEAK
monstrousness
Antonyms
WEAK
attraction attractiveness beauty fairness handsomeness pleasantness righteousness
NOUN
unsightliness
Synonyms
STRONG
disfigurement hideousness homeliness plainness repulsiveness unseemliness
WEAK
monstrousness

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Offensiveness of that kind rarely scarred the charm of the television show.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 24, 2015

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