Crude
Grotesque
Grotesque adjective - Disagreeable to one's aesthetic or artistic sense.
Usage example: the gaudy, overdecorated interior of the gambling casino was just too grotesque for my taste
Crude and grotesque are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crude" instead an adjective "Grotesque".
Nearby Word: grotesquely
Both words in one sentence
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Though not as grotesque as Bosch he portrayed peasants as quite crude, not always good looking people.
Source: Grotesque Gallery -
Grotesque Gallery: Though not as grotesque as Hieronymus Bosch he portrayed peasants as quite crude, unflattering not always good looking people.
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Stylistic Suck: Uncle Mikey's Cartoon Show, which has has crude and choppy animation, grotesque character designs, and moralizing less subtle than bricks through a window.
Source: Western Animation / Rock & Rule
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Grotesque and Crude. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crude/grotesque
Crude & Grotesque. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crude/grotesque>.
Grotesque or Crude. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crude/grotesque.
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