Clean and Gross

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Clean adjective - Free from dirt or stain.

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Gross is an antonym for clean.

Nearby Words: clear, cleaned, cleanup, clearing, cleanly

Gross adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.

Usage example: he was thrown out of class for making a gross gesture

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Clean is an antonym for gross in topics: whole, crude, obvious, large.

Nearby Words: grossed, grossly, grossing

clean mess

gross mess

Clean Pretty Childbirth: When a woman gives birth, it's never messy or gross.

Source: Women Are Delicate

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Gross and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/gross

Clean & Gross. N.p., 2016. Web. 29 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/gross>.

Gross or Clean. 2016. Accessed July 29, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/gross.

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