noun
twelve dozen
Synonyms
144
noun
the entire amount of income before any deductions are made
Synonyms
verb
earn before taxes, expenses, etc.
adjective
before any deductions
Examples
- gross income
adjective
lacking fine distinctions or detail
Examples
- the gross details of the structure appear reasonable
adjective
repellently fat
Synonyms
Examples
- a bald porcine old man
adjective
visible to the naked eye (especially of rocks and anatomical features)
Synonyms
adjective
without qualification
Synonyms
arrant(a)
complete(a)
consummate(a)
double-dyed(a)
everlasting(a)
gross(a)
perfect(a)
pure(a)
sodding(a)
stark(a)
staring(a)
thorough(a)
thoroughgoing(a)
utter(a)
unadulterated
Examples
- used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers
- an arrant fool
- a complete coward
- a consummate fool
- a double-dyed villain
- gross negligence
- a perfect idiot
- pure folly
- what a sodding mess
- stark staring mad
- a thorough nuisance
- a thoroughgoing villain
- utter nonsense
- the unadulterated truth
adjective
conspicuously and tastelessly indecent
Synonyms
Examples
- coarse language
- a crude joke
- crude behavior
- an earthy sense of humor
- a revoltingly gross expletive
- a vulgar gesture
- full of language so vulgar it should have been edited
adjective
conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible
Synonyms
Examples
- a crying shame
- an egregious lie
- flagrant violation of human rights
- a glaring error
- gross ineptitude
- gross injustice
- rank treachery