Antonyms of adj obscene
3 senses of obscene
Sense 1
obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead)
INDIRECT (VIA indecent) -> decent -- (conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana)
Sense 2
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels")
INDIRECT (VIA offensive) -> inoffensive -- (giving no offense; "a quiet inoffensive man"; "a refreshing inoffensive stimulant")
Sense 3
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks")
INDIRECT (VIA dirty) -> clean, unobjectionable -- ((of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke")
Similarity of adj obscene
3 senses of obscene
Sense 1
obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead)
=> indecent (vs. decent) -- (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture")
Sense 2
abhorrent, detestable, obscene, repugnant, repulsive -- (offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels")
=> offensive (vs. inoffensive) -- (unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors")
Sense 3
lewd, obscene, raunchy, salacious -- (suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks")
=> dirty (vs. clean) -- ((of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth")