Qualities

Synonyms for vulgar

Two senses of vulgar live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 2, Treeline · 2 senses · adjective · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2adjectiveTier 2, TreelineQualities

being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language

Latin gave way to the vulgar speech of ordinary people.

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The true synonym

common

Same sentence, swapped: Latin gave way to the common speech of ordinary people.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for vulgar as it is used in the sentence above.

shameless
clumsy
inappropriate

Sense 2 of 2adjectiveTier 3, RidgelineQualities

lacking refinement or cultivation or taste

The vulgar display of the newly rich.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

coarse

Same sentence, swapped: The coarse display of the newly rich.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for vulgar as it is used in the sentence above.

unwashed
vernacular
secondary

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