Abusive
Ribald
Ribald adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: some of the movie's most ribald, and thus funniest, scenes were cut for showing on broadcast television
Abusive and ribald are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Abusive" instead an adjective "Ribald".
Nearby Word: ribaldry
Mutual synonyms
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Ribald and Abusive. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/abusive/ribald
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Ribald or Abusive. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/abusive/ribald.
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