RAUNCH Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

raunch

noun

ˈrȯnch

Definition of raunch

as in grossness

the quality or state of being obscene the sheer raunch of the movie earned it a NC-17 rating

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Recent Examples of raunch History of the World, Part 1 packs each scene with as many jokes as possible, including visual gags, puns, pratfalls, a bit of raunch, big musical numbers, and plain ol’ absurdity. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Dec. 2025 Female viewers appear drawn by the romance and the toned bodies, of course, but also by the entirely consensual nature of the vigorous raunch, the desire for mutual pleasure between partners and the relative absence of macho toxicity. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 In 2016, Ariel Levy hung out with Wong, risking her life in the passenger seat of the comedian’s RAV4 and learning about her particular brand of radical raunch. — Hannah Jocelyn, The New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2024 Jam-packed with his absurd self-aware humor, the finale deviates from the show’s usual slapstick raunch with a rare tender moment between Jesse and his equally crude siblings, Judy (Edi Patterson) and Kelvin (Adam DeVine). — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 4 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for raunch

Recent Examples of Synonyms for raunch

Noun

All your Dad has to do is fill it and drink—the microfilter membrane will do the rest by removing chlorine odors, dirt, bacteria, and any other grossness floating around in there.

— Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
There are no great surprises from here on out, though the sheer, lusty grossness of the fallout is occasionally startling.

— Guy Lodge, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026

Definition of grossness

Noun

The once-vaunted values of public life are now reduced to the lower standards of private life—venality, vulgarity, rudeness, incontinence, and ignorance.

— Simon Sebag Montefiore, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Benoit delights in language as much as her heroine, weaving Regency-era slang throughout and appending a chapter-by-chapter glossary of vulgarities.

— Angelina Mazza, Vulture, 19 June 2026

Definition of vulgarity

Noun

Right next to her crowd of women's sports advocates was a mosh of pro-transgender activists wearing costumes and shouting obscenities.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 July 2026
An original call for service indicated that suspects pulled up to a CBS media vehicle and began shouting racial obscenities at a CBS cameraman who is Black, a law enforcement source said.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2026

Definition of obscenity

Noun

But many seemingly urbane texts also benefited from the intellectual and moral coarseness of their times.

— Christine Smallwood, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
The term plant texture refers to the fineness or coarseness, roughness or smoothness, heaviness or lightness of a particular plant.

— David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 15 Feb. 2026