Clean and Indelicate

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Clean adjective - Free from any trace of the coarse or indecent.

Usage example: only clean songs will be permitted for the performances on the last night of summer camp

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Indelicate is an antonym for clean.

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

Indelicate adjective - Showing poor judgment especially in personal relationships or social situations.

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Clean is an antonym for indelicate.

Nearby Words: indelicacy, indelicately

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Indelicate and Clean. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/indelicate

Clean & Indelicate. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/indelicate>.

Indelicate or Clean. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/clean/indelicate.

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