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poor taste

NOUN
coarseness
Synonyms
STRONG
bawdiness boorishness callousness crassness crudity harshness indelicacy offensiveness rawness ribaldry roughness smut smuttiness uncouthness unevenness
WEAK
earthiness unrefinement
Antonyms
WEAK
delicacy manners politeness refinement sophistication

Example Sentences

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Mr. Carr also threatened action against ABC affiliates after late-night comedian Jimmy Kimmel made a joke in poor taste about Charlie Kirk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Even at the peak of his career, when his songs blared from every city, street and gathering of the country, his singing would get associated with poor taste and "cringe" sensibilities.

From BBC • Aug. 2, 2025

Where is entertainment’s place when tragedy strikes, and is it in poor taste to forge on?

From Salon • Jan. 14, 2025

Jacobs, the prop master, is encouraged that the show’s carefully selected signifiers of wealth, status, self-absorption and poor taste are still being appreciated by fans.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 13, 2024

I am appalled by the extremely poor taste and unseemly behavior of your daughter and her friends.

From "Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko