Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun ribald

1 sense of ribald

Sense 1
ribald -- (a ribald person; someone who uses vulgar and offensive language)
       => vulgarian -- (a vulgar person (especially someone who makes a vulgar display of wealth))

Antonyms of adj ribald

1 sense of ribald

Sense 1
bawdy, off-color, ribald -- (humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language")

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 ribald

1 sense of ribald

Sense 1
bawdy, off-color, ribald -- (humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language")
       => 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")