gross

Twelve dozen units

Gross means large, obvious, or offensive in degree.

A gross injustice or gross negligence is flagrant and inexcusable.

Gross income is the total before deductions—the whole amount before anything is taken away.

In informal speech, gross means disgusting: That's so gross.

A gross is also a quantity of 144 (twelve dozen), from an old word for "large" that survives mainly in wholesale contexts.

disgusting

revolting

Causing strong disgust

foul · sickening · putrid · repugnant · yucky · gruesome · icky · nasty · stomach-turning · unpalatable

offensive

vulgar

Crude or indecent

  • obsceneGrossly offensive to decency
  • indecentOffensive to accepted standards
  • crudeUnpolished, raw state

coarse · lewd · tasteless · crass · bawdy · off-color · inappropriate · distasteful · unseemly · improper

total

revenue

Business income total

sales · receipts · turnover · takings · proceeds · yield · pay · wages · salary · compensation

large

enormous

Extremely large in scale

flagrant · egregious · glaring · obvious · extreme · outrageous · utter · rank · shocking · grievous

wholesale

bulk

Main mass or size

trade · merchandise · inventory · warehouse · supplier · retailer · pallet · shipment · discount · dealer

Categories
Opposites
financial/quantitative calculation

grossnet

Final amount remaining

after-tax · take-home · adjusted · disposable · modified

disgust/offensiveness

grosspleasant

Giving enjoyment or comfort

appealing · delightful · lovely · wholesome · clean

refinement/coarseness

grossrefined

Purified or cultured

elegant · genteel · polished · delicate · dainty

Phrases
Family

grocer, engross, grossness, grosses, grossly, grossed, grossing, grosser, grossest

Familiarity
Top 5,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G