obscene

Examples

• All

• The prices in this place are obscene.

  Waking the Dead (2000)

• I mean, this is an obscene amount of money to be taken out of the pocket of average American families.

• And because of that, I was having a great time, even though it was an obscene amount of work.

• It's an obscene amount of drugs.

  Shooting Heroin (2020)

• Apple though is like it or not, one of the most powerful companies in the technology world and makes obscene revenue and profits.

  Gamers Nexus

• "The obscene amounts of money being handed out certainly damaged our cause before Congress and in the public."

  Academic text (2007)

• Isn't it obscene, all this money being spent?

  Anywhere but Here (1999)

• Google and Verizon are interested in nothing more than making obscene amounts of money.

  Blog text (15)

• We've been offered like obscene amounts of money, like really, really high amounts of money to bring guests on the show.

• The renovation of the building cost an obscene amount of money, far exceeding the initial budget.

Synonyms

E

extraordinary

vsobscene

• Formal

859 3.8

Very unusual or much greater than usual

frames that greater degree as shockingly and unreasonably excessive

E

enormous

vsobscene

842 2.1

Very large in size, amount, or effect

emphasizes being shockingly and unreasonably large rather than simply big

A

absurd

vsobscene

288 4.4

So silly or unreasonable that it makes no sense

is about shockingly excessive amounts rather than being merely illogical

E

excessive

vsobscene

224 3.6

More than is needed or reasonable

adds a shocking or unreasonably extreme quality to that excess

I

immense

vsobscene

141 3.7

Very large in size, amount, or degree

highlights a shocking, unreasonable excess beyond very large scale

L

ludicrous

vsobscene

100 6.0

Very silly and unreasonable so it makes people laugh

refers to a shocking and unreasonably large amount not just silliness

O

outrageous

vsobscene

98 4.2

Too high to be fair or reasonable

stresses a shocking, unreasonably large amount or degree

A

appalling

vsobscene

87 5.6

Causing shock and strong disgust because it is very bad

is shockingly excessive in amount rather than mainly morally shocking

O

over-the-top

vsobscene

61 5.2

Very extreme or exaggerated in a way that seems unreasonable

is shockingly excessive rather than merely exaggerated

E

exorbitant

vsobscene

25 7.9

A price or cost that is much higher than it should be

is shockingly excessive beyond fair or expected limits

M

monstrous

vsobscene

21 4.5

Very large in size or amount, much bigger than normal

is about shocking, unreasonably excessive amounts rather than just abnormal size

I

immoderate

vsobscene

1 8.0

More than what is reasonable or acceptable

focuses on shocking excess in amount or degree rather than mere lack of restraint

Antonyms

M

moderate

415 3.3

Not very large or intense

R

reasonable

302 2.2

A moderate amount or size that is not extreme

How Excessive

astronomical

30 5.6

obscene

22 6.1

excessive

224 3.6

large

∞ 1.0

moderate

415 3.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology