Prudery and Ribaldry

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Prudery noun - A tendency to care a great deal about seemly behavior and morals especially in sexual matters.

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Ribaldry is an antonym for prudery.

Nearby Words: prudish, prude

Ribaldry noun - The quality or state of being obscene.

Usage example: there's a ribaldry in the works of Chaucer that generations of students of English literature have heartily enjoyed

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Prudery is an antonym for ribaldry.

Nearby Word: ribald

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Ribaldry and Prudery. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/prudery/ribaldry

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