Synonyms for earthy
ˈɜr θiearth·y

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1. crude, earthy, gross, vulgaradjective

   conspicuously and tastelessly indecent

   "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"

   Synonyms:
   rough, plebeian, gross, rank, coarse, perfect(a), consummate(a), unadulterated, raw, primitive, common, flagrant, arrant(a), porcine, crying(a), unwashed, staring(a), sodding(a), megascopic, unrefined, rough-cut, glaring, crude(a), rude, crude, complete(a), gross(a), egregious, double-dyed(a), stark(a), vernacular, pure(a), unprocessed, uncouth, blunt, everlasting(a), down-to-earth, thoroughgoing(a), vulgar, utter(a)

   Antonyms:
   inhibited, unrealistic, unnatural, decent

2. earthyadjective

   not far removed from or suggestive of nature

   "the earthy taste of warm milk fresh from the cow"; "earthy smells of new-mown grass"

   Synonyms:
   gross, vulgar, crude, down-to-earth

   Antonyms:
   unrealistic, unnatural, inhibited, decent

3. earthyadjective

   hearty and lusty

   "an earthy enjoyment of life"

   Synonyms:
   gross, vulgar, crude, down-to-earth

   Antonyms:
   inhibited, unrealistic, unnatural, decent

4. earthyadjective

   of or consisting of or resembling earth

   "it had an earthy smell"; "only a little earthy bank separates me from the edge of the ocean"

   Synonyms:
   gross, vulgar, crude, down-to-earth

   Antonyms:
   unnatural, unrealistic, decent, inhibited

5. down-to-earth, earthyadjective

   sensible and practical

   "has a straightforward down-to-earth approach to a problem"; "her earthy common sense"

   Synonyms:
   gross, vulgar, crude, down-to-earth

   Antonyms:
   inhibited, decent, unnatural, unrealistic

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1. earthyadjective

   Synonyms:
   terrene, composed of earth

2. earthyadjective

   Synonyms:
   earthly, terrestrial

3. earthyadjective

   Synonyms:
   gross, coarse, unrefined

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1. earthyadjective

   Synonyms:
   terrestrial, terrene, earthly, gross, carnal, groveling, low

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1. List of paraphrases for "earthy":

   sparkling

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How to use earthy in a sentence?

1. Kabbalah:

   We must learn not to disassociate the airy flower from the earthy root, for the flower that is cut off from its root fades, and its seeds are barren, whereas the root, secure in mother earth, can produce flower after flower and bring their fruit to maturity.

2. Adrian Grenier:

   I bought a place in Austin five years ago and a year ago I decided to move here permanently, i had friends here, I ran a business here, and liked the pace. Austin is cosmopolitan without being snooty; it's earthy. People are smart and successful but they don't flaunt it.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   Well, it's earthy, let's just be blunt.

4. Paula Ansley:

   It's got an earthy, grassy-type flavor, depending on where we collect the botanicals or which elephants we collect botanicals from, the gin flavor is going to change slightly.

5. Beth Nolley:

   We wanted it to be more earthy, so we added some color to ours and I made my friend's green one there.