gross
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4.3
- adjective
- /ɡroʊs/
- Formal
:
flagrante
- His gross negligence in handling the project led to significant losses for the company.
- gross negligence
- gross violation
- gross mismanagement
He lost his job for gross misconduct.
- He lost his job for gross misconduct.
- There was only one way out, which was a gross violation of fire codes, and Binland died.
- It's based on something that's a gross overvaluation of early qualities you've seen.
- This is some of the most most gross, immoral, unfair waste of human capital.
- But as human beings, like you said, there's this gross negligence and how people are being educated.
- The failure of Silicon Valley Bank was driven by failures of both regulation and banking supervision along with gross mismanagement.
- But they did suffer from a substantial economic collapse and there were gross abuses in the privatizing of the state properties.
- At the same time, this disease has laid bare gross inequities in our healthcare system.
- We are at a peak gross consumerism.
- I mean, this is so gross that the United States right now, we're in a phase where we're trying to redeem ourselves because of Trumpism.
Examples
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Terrorism in all its forms has been documented as a gross violation of human rights.
Academic text (1995) -
At the same time, this disease has laid bare gross inequities in our healthcare system.
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That would be gross misallocation of funds, but just making sure you know.
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Now, one of us has made a gross error... and wasted the other person's valuable time.
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I think calling it a rough week would be a gross understatement.
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He lost his job for gross misconduct.
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Every week, there are new protests about land seizures, environmental violations, or gross corruption on the part of some official.
Academic text (2012) -
The failure of Silicon Valley Bank was driven by failures of both regulation and banking supervision along with gross mismanagement.
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The report revealed gross injustices occurring within the legal system.
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It was a gross oversight not to account for the new regulations in the budget.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and often serious
∞
1.5
Very bad or frightening in a way that makes you feel upset
∞
1.0
Very bad or unpleasant and causing dislike
531
1.3
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making you feel sick
343
2.8
People say this to show something is totally bad or extreme
283
3.9
Completely and only that thing, often to show dislike
282
1.0
Very dirty and covered with things that smell bad
157
5.0
Very bad and morally wrong
144
3.7
Complete and absolute, showing a very strong degree
79
5.6
Clear and extreme, often in an unpleasant way
75
6.9
Being very strange and ugly in a way that shocks or amuses
58
8.9
Very bad and obvious in a way that shocks people
52
4.1
A very unpleasant thing that shocks or disgusts you
49
6.8
Causing great fear and shock, often like death or ghosts
38
6.8
Very bad and unacceptable, deserving strong criticism
26
3.8
Very bad or of poor quality
24
3.0
Having a very bad smell or taste
24
7.0
Obvious and very bad in a way that shocks people
19
7.0
Being very bad and of low quality
16
8.4
Very bad and unpleasant
12
4.3
Very obvious and wrong in a way that shocks people
7
5.3
Very bad or unpleasant
6
6.9
Complete and not mixed with anything, used to show strong feeling
4
8.2
Very bad and unpleasant, of poor quality
3
9.9
Shows that something is completely bad or foolish
2
7.7
Done completely and carefully, leaving nothing out
1
6.8
Complete and clearly wrong
1
9.6
Being very bad and dishonest in a strong way
1
9.9
A mildly rude word people use to show strong annoyance in Britain
Causing a strong feeling of dislike or making people feel sick
Something very bad or unfair that needs urgent attention
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
24
3.5
The total value of goods and services produced in a country in a year
- Archaic
10
3.7
Total value of all goods and services made by a country's people and companies in one year
- Specialized
6
4.9
Part of sales left after paying the cost to make the goods, shown as a percent
- Specialized
3
3.2
The money left from sales after taking away the cost to make goods, before other costs like rent or taxes
- Specialized
1
2.8
Total money a business gets from selling goods or services before taking away returns and discounts
- Specialized
1
4.1
The amount of money a company keeps from sales after paying for goods, shown as a percent of sales
- Specialized
The total value of all property and money a person owns when they die before debts are paid
- Specialized
Total value of goods and services a country makes measured with prices kept the same over time
How Blatant
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gross (very obvious or total) comes from gros meaning 'large' or 'coarse', so a 'gross' error is one that is so big or rough that it is easy to see.