crass

adjective

ˈkras

: gross sense 2a

especially : having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination

: being beneath one's dignity

crass concerns of daily life

—used as a pejorative intensifier

crass flatterycrass propaganda

: guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values

crass commercialism

crass measures of success

crassly adverb

crassness noun

Example Sentences

We are urgently in need of progress, but not if it means the kind of crass complacency that ignores the fact that history for most men and women to date has meant misery and fruitless toil …

Terry Eagleton, Harper's, March 2005 Minor criticism though it was compared to the rest, the most galling calumny of all as far as Gaius Marius was concerned was the perpetual inference that he was unacceptably crass because he had no Greek.

Colleen McCullough, The First Man in Rome, (1990) 1991 He had removed her from that crass monied Middle Atlantic society where she had seemed stilted and fragile.

John Updike, Couples, 1968 A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments. a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments

Recent Examples on the Web That includes the crass and hypocritical efforts last year to paint Saule Omarova, a banking law expert at Cornell Law School who had been nominated as comptroller of the currency, as a closet communist.

Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Examples abound, but one of the latest is the party’s embrace of weak energy policies and its decision to play footsie with the Left’s climate hysterics for crass political purposes.

Chip Roy, National Review, 5 July 2022 Miyake’s origami-like pleats transformed usually crass polyester into chic.

Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Miyake’s origami-like pleats transformed usually crass polyester into chic.

Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 Her Diana was temperamental, petty and crass, but ultimately winning.

New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Elvis would never have been so crass as to have fired Colonel from the stage.

Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2022 To be crass, there’s also the not inconsequential need to service $30 trillion in federal debt.

James Freeman, WSJ, 24 May 2022 And Instagram fatigue is about more than crass performativity: Users have also grown tired of platforms’ incessant interchangeability.

Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 See More

crass

adjective

as in vulgar

lacking in refinement or good taste a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments

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vulgar
rude
crude
gross
coarse
uncouth
common
tasteless
clumsy
lowbrow
rough
uncultured
raffish
unpolished
unrefined
low
rugged
boorish
roughneck
uncultivated
insensible
illiberal
churlish
thoughtless
ill-bred
clownish
loutish
insensitive
ungentlemanly
indelicate
incult
inconsiderate
oafish
rough-hewn
cloddish
unsophisticated
tacky
lowbred
rustic
lumpish
lubberly
inelegant
barbaric
graceless
uncivilized
countrified
unmannered
barbarous
provincial
unmannerly
mannerless
rustical
animallike
countryfied

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

genteel
tasteful
civilized
smooth
cultured
polished
aristocratic
refined
courtly
patrician
cultivated
elegant
restrained
sensitive
graceful
thoughtful
well-bred
sophisticated
gracious
considerate
ultrarefined
urbane
citified

Synonym Chooser

Some common synonyms of crass are dense, dull, dumb, and stupid. While all these words mean "lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions," crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy.

a crass, materialistic people

While in some cases nearly identical to crass, dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas.

too dense to take a hint

While the synonyms dull and crass are close in meaning, dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock.

monotonous work that leaves the mind dull

The synonyms dumb and crass are sometimes interchangeable, but dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension.

too dumb to figure out what's going on

The words stupid and crass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary.

stupid students just keeping the seats warm

stupid with drink

单词	crass
释义	crass adjective ˈkras 1 a : gross sense 2a especially : having or indicating such grossness of mind as precludes delicacy and discrimination b : being beneath one's dignity crass concerns of daily life c —used as a pejorative intensifier crass flatterycrass propaganda 2 : guided by or indicative of base or materialistic values crass commercialism crass measures of success crassly adverb crassness noun Synonyms coarse common crude gross ill-bred illiberal [archaic] incult insensible low lowbred lowbrow raffish rough rough-hewn roughneck rude rugged tasteless uncouth uncultivated uncultured unpolished unrefined vulgar See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We are urgently in need of progress, but not if it means the kind of crass complacency that ignores the fact that history for most men and women to date has meant misery and fruitless toil … Terry Eagleton, Harper's, March 2005 Minor criticism though it was compared to the rest, the most galling calumny of all as far as Gaius Marius was concerned was the perpetual inference that he was unacceptably crass because he had no Greek. Colleen McCullough, The First Man in Rome, (1990) 1991 He had removed her from that crass monied Middle Atlantic society where she had seemed stilted and fragile. John Updike, Couples, 1968 A few people seemed shocked by her crass comments. a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments Recent Examples on the Web That includes the crass and hypocritical efforts last year to paint Saule Omarova, a banking law expert at Cornell Law School who had been nominated as comptroller of the currency, as a closet communist. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2022 Examples abound, but one of the latest is the party’s embrace of weak energy policies and its decision to play footsie with the Left’s climate hysterics for crass political purposes. Chip Roy, National Review, 5 July 2022 Miyake’s origami-like pleats transformed usually crass polyester into chic. Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2022 Miyake’s origami-like pleats transformed usually crass polyester into chic. Yuri Kageyama, USA TODAY, 9 Aug. 2022 Her Diana was temperamental, petty and crass, but ultimately winning. New York Times, 7 Aug. 2022 Elvis would never have been so crass as to have fired Colonel from the stage. Chris Willman, Variety, 25 June 2022 To be crass, there’s also the not inconsequential need to service $30 trillion in federal debt. James Freeman, WSJ, 24 May 2022 And Instagram fatigue is about more than crass performativity: Users have also grown tired of platforms’ incessant interchangeability. Wired, 7 Aug. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Latin crassus thick, gross First Known Use circa 1625, in the meaning defined at sense 1a crass adjective as in vulgar lacking in refinement or good taste a loudmouthed jerk given to rude jokes and crass comments Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance vulgar rude crude gross coarse uncouth common tasteless clumsy lowbrow rough uncultured raffish unpolished unrefined low rugged boorish roughneck uncultivated insensible illiberal churlish thoughtless ill-bred clownish loutish insensitive ungentlemanly indelicate incult inconsiderate oafish rough-hewn cloddish unsophisticated tacky lowbred rustic lumpish lubberly inelegant barbaric graceless uncivilized countrified unmannered barbarous provincial unmannerly mannerless rustical animallike countryfied Antonyms & Near Antonyms genteel tasteful civilized smooth cultured polished aristocratic refined courtly patrician cultivated elegant restrained sensitive graceful thoughtful well-bred sophisticated gracious considerate ultrarefined urbane citified See More Synonym Chooser Some common synonyms of crass are dense, dull, dumb, and stupid. While all these words mean "lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions," crass suggests a grossness of mind precluding discrimination or delicacy. a crass, materialistic people While in some cases nearly identical to crass, dense implies a thickheaded imperviousness to ideas. too dense to take a hint While the synonyms dull and crass are close in meaning, dull suggests a slow or sluggish mind such as results from disease, depression, or shock. monotonous work that leaves the mind dull The synonyms dumb and crass are sometimes interchangeable, but dumb applies to an exasperating obtuseness or lack of comprehension. too dumb to figure out what's going on The words stupid and crass are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. stupid students just keeping the seats warm stupid with drink
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