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as in crass
lacking in refinement or good taste
posted a completely tasteless comment that drew immediate rebuke
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as in bland
lacking in taste or flavor
breakfast was usually plain, tasteless oatmeal
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as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
a tasteless suit that he wore to the party as a joke
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Recent Examples of tasteless
Setting aside the general question of how necessary this show is to begin with, nothing here comes across as particularly tasteless.
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Companies like Ripple, Sprinkle, and Ebb are making increasingly tasteless and odorless powders with relatively fast activation times.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Plenty of people would call it gaudy and outré, an immature demand for attention or a tasteless attempt to secure superficial status.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2024
Who is Tony Hinchcliffe? Hinchcliffe, raised in Youngstown, Ohio, is a stand-up comedian who specializes in the roast style, in which comedians take the podium to needle a celebrity victim with personal and often tasteless jokes.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2024
Companies like Ripple, Sprinkle, and Ebb are making increasingly tasteless and odorless powders with relatively fast activation times.
—Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
Plenty of people would call it gaudy and outré, an immature demand for attention or a tasteless attempt to secure superficial status.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune Europe, 9 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tasteless
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Crass Words Any crass or overt mention of bodily functions, particularly those involved with reproduction—human, animal, or botanical.—
Valerie Fraser Luesse,
Southern Living,
17 Oct. 2024
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In 2013, Pearson’s state exams featured crass, commercial product placements as well as reading passages lifted from Pearson textbooks.—
Kemala Karmen,
New York Daily News,
18 Dec. 2024
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These are easy ways to spruce up otherwise bland statements.—
Kaitlyn Tiffany,
The Atlantic,
13 Jan. 2025
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The young actors are excellent, their bland surroundings coolly captured by Raphaël Vandenbussche’s easygoing camera.—
Jeannette Catsoulis,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2025
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In his Wednesday interview on French radio, French FM Barrot suggested that Musk's interventions in European nations' domestic politics were even more inappropriate because Musk is part of President-elect Trump's government-in-waiting.—
Tom Soufi Burridge,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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John Anthony Ayala, of Colton and who previously worked at Inland Peak Performance and F1 Training in San Bernardino, sent inappropriate texts to the girl, according to a Jan. 3 news release by the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department Highland station.—
Paloma Chavez,
Sacramento Bee,
7 Jan. 2025
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The vast majority of females in the book are described with vulgar disrespect by the various characters and the narrator.—
Brittany Wallman,
Miami Herald,
2 Jan. 2025
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There is no excuse and no rationalization for a vulgar, inhumane act that senselessly took a life.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
27 Dec. 2024
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From pencil thin brows to cool-toned smokey eyes, all the cool girls are channeling that iconic vintage supermodel aesthetic.—
Kleigh Balugo,
StyleCaster,
13 Jan. 2025
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The faux leather exterior is sleek and practical for this time of year, while the inside has a thin fleece lining to keep you warm.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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This mismatch results in recruiters spending excessive time reviewing unsuitable applications, with 22% dedicating three to five hours daily to this task.—
Jack Kelly,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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Uncovering a Forgotten History The discovery was initiated by a 1930s agricultural report referencing untended land filled with graves and trees—an area unsuitable for cultivation.—
Gordon G. Chang,
Newsweek,
12 Dec. 2024
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To chastise you for attending to his mistake and then act as though your laundry were now tainted is rude and hypocritical.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
17 Jan. 2025
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The Joella deluge begins when Lana calls her out at the beginning of the episode for being rude during Untucked about her song.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
17 Jan. 2025
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At the far extreme, there is the insipid libertarianism of Ron Paul, the former Texas representative, who has claimed that Marine detachments guarding U.S. embassies count as examples of military overstretch.—
Bret Stephens,
Foreign Affairs,
5 Feb. 2013
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The blandly positive lyrics seemed even more insipid amid all the bedroom jams.—
Eric Webb,
Austin American-Statesman,
1 June 2024
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“Tasteless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tasteless. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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