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The synonyms of “Crass” are: stupid, insensitive, blundering, dense, thick, vacuous, mindless, witless, doltish, oafish, boorish, asinine, bovine, coarse, gross, utter, sheer, downright, total, out-and-out, outright, very great, complete, absolute, thorough, perfect, blatant, unmitigated, unqualified, glaring, undisguised, naked
Crass as an Adjective
Definitions of "Crass" as an adjective
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “crass” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
- Showing no intelligence or sensitivity.
- (of persons) so unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
- So unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility.
Synonyms of "Crass" as an adjective (32 Words)
absolute | (of a transitive verb) used without an expressed object (e.g. guns kill). An absolute dimwit. |
asinine | Extremely stupid or foolish. Lydia ignored his asinine remark. |
blatant | Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious. A blatant appeal to vanity. |
blundering | Making or characterized by stupid or careless mistakes; clumsy. Both her parents are supportive if a bit blundering. |
boorish | Rough and bad-mannered; coarse. Boorish behaviour. |
bovine | (of a person or their manner) sluggish or stupid. Bovine tissue. |
coarse | Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. His coarse ugly features contorted with rage. |
complete | Perfect and complete in every respect having all necessary qualities. A complete accounting. |
dense | Hard to pass through because of dense growth. Dense smoke. |
doltish | (of a person) stupid; idiotic. A doltish character. |
downright | Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. A downright lie. |
glaring | Highly obvious or conspicuous. The glaring sun. |
gross | Before any deductions. A gross slap and tickle version of The Taming of the Shrew. |
insensitive | Deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive. Both were in many ways insensitive to painting. |
mindless | Not marked by the use of reason. Mindless of the fact she was in her nightie she rushed to the door. |
oafish | Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance. Her stupid oafish husband. |
out-and-out | Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election. |
outright | Without reservation or exception. An outright refusal. |
perfect | Of a tense denoting a completed action or a state or habitual action which began in the past The perfect tense is formed in English with have or has and the past participle as in they have eaten and they have been eating present perfect they had eaten past perfect and they will have eaten future perfect. Life certainly isn t perfect at the moment. |
sheer | Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers. Sheer wine. |
thick | Spoken as if with a thick tongue. A thick French accent. |
thorough | Painstakingly careful and accurate. Made a thorough search. |
total | Complete in extent or degree and in every particular. It is a matter of total indifference to me. |
undisguised | (of a feeling) not disguised or concealed; open. She looked at him with undisguised contempt. |
unmitigated | Not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier. An unmitigated lie. |
unqualified | Not limited or restricted. The experiment was not an unqualified success. |
utter | Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. Charlotte stared at her in utter amazement. |
vacuous | Void of expression. A vacuous mind. |
very great | Precisely as stated. |
witless | Lacking sense or understanding or judgment. He was scared witless. |
Usage Examples of "Crass" as an adjective
- The crass assumptions that men make about women.
- An act of crass stupidity.
Associations of "Crass" (30 Words)
blithe | Showing a casual and cheerful indifference considered to be callous or improper. Spoke with blithe ignorance of the true situation. |
bored | Tired of the world. Bored with life. |
callous | Make insensitive or callous deaden feelings or morals. With a workman s callous hands. |
coarse | Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Coarse anglers. |
dismissive | Stopping to associate with. His dismissive attitude towards women left him isolated. |
dull | Make dull or blunt. Dull pain. |
fool | Make a fool or dupe of. She had been fooling herself in thinking she could remain indifferent. |
ignorant | Uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication. She is ignorant of quantum mechanics. |
ignore | Fail to consider (something significant. He ignored her outraged question. |
inattention | Failure to attend to one’s responsibilities; negligence. His inattention to duty. |
indifference | The trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally. She shrugged feigning indifference. |
indifferent | (usually followed by `to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed. A properly indifferent jury. |
insensible | Incapable of physical sensation. Insensible to the suffering around him. |
insensitive | Not sensitive to a physical sensation. Insensitive to radiation. |
lazy | Disinclined to work or exertion. Lazy writing. |
oblivious | Not aware of or concerned about what is happening around one. Oblivious old age. |
obtuse | Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. He wondered if the doctor was being deliberately obtuse. |
shiftless | Characterized by laziness, indolence, and a lack of ambition. Studied in a shiftless way. |
silly | Having or showing a lack of common sense or judgement; absurd and foolish. He would brood about silly things. |
simpleton | A person lacking intelligence or common sense. Stop grinning at me like a simpleton. |
unashamed | Expressed or acting openly and without guilt or embarrassment. An unashamed emotionalism. |
unconcerned | Lacking in interest or care or feeling. Blithely unconcerned about his friend s plight. |
uneducated | Not having a good education. The workforce remains largely uneducated and unskilled. |
uninterested | Having no care or interest in knowing. She appeared totally uninterested. |
unlettered | Having little acquaintance with writing. Special tutorials to assist the unlettered sector of society. |
unmindful | (followed by `to’ or `of’) lacking conscious awareness of. Not unmindful of the heavy responsibility. |
unrefined | Not refined; uncouth. How can a refined girl be drawn to such an unrefined man. |
unsophisticated | Awkwardly simple and provincial. Unsophisticated computer software. |
untutored | Not formally taught or trained. An untutored genius. |