Obscenity
Obscenity noun - The quality or state of being obscene.
Pornography is a synonym for obscenity in indecency topic. In some cases you can use "Pornography" instead a noun "Obscenity", when it comes to topics like smut.
Pornography
Pornography noun - Creative activity (writing or pictures or films etc.) of no literary or artistic value other than to stimulate sexual desire.
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Synonyms for Pornography
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Related pairs
- lewdness and obscenity
- lewdness and pornography
- dirt and obscenity
- dirt and pornography
- smut and obscenity
- smut and pornography
- curse and obscenity
- curse and pornography
- filth and obscenity
- filth and pornography
- foulness and obscenity
- foulness and pornography
- profanity and obscenity
- profanity and pornography
How words are described
| actual | actual obscenity | actual pornography |
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Because of how vague the definition of pornography was, the justices of the Supreme Court had to watch every film accused of obscenity (and had its case appealed up to the Supreme Court) and judge them on an individual basis.
Source: It's Not Porn, It's Art -
Dissonant Serenity: The stylistic disconnect between a frantic verse & a calm chorus ("Chop Suey", "B.Y.O.B.", "Vicinity of Obscenity", "Violent Pornography", among others).
Source: Music / System of a Down
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Pornography and Obscenity. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 27, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obscenity/pornography
Obscenity & Pornography. N.p., 2016. Web. 27 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/obscenity/pornography>.
Pornography or Obscenity. 2016. Accessed July 27, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/obscenity/pornography.
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