Indecent and Objectionable

Indecent

Indecent adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent

Objectionable and indecent are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Objectionable" instead an adjective "Indecent".

Nearby Words: indecorous, indecency, indecently

Objectionable

Objectionable adjective - Provoking or likely to provoke protest.
Usage example: a T-shirt with an objectionable image

Indecent and objectionable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indecent" instead an adjective "Objectionable".

Nearby Word: objection
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