unexpurgated

Complete, nothing deleted

Unexpurgated describes a text that hasn't been cleaned up—nothing censored, bowdlerized, or removed for reasons of decency or propriety.

An unexpurgated edition of a novel contains all the sex, violence, or profanity that a publisher might otherwise cut: the unexpurgated version of Lady Chatterley's Lover.

The word implies something raw or complete, with all the potentially offensive bits intact.

complete

unabridged

Not shortened or condensed

  • uncutNot reduced or shortened
  • fullMaximum extent reached
  • wholeFull and undivided

entire · intact · comprehensive · exhaustive · unshortened · uncondensed · unabbreviated · unreduced · undiminished · full-length

uncensored

unedited

Not yet corrected

unaltered · unchanged · unrevised · unsanitized · unexpunged · unbleached · untouched · undoctored · unamended · preserved

explicit

graphic

Vividly detailed or visual

raw · revealing · unvarnished · forthright · uninhibited · unrestrained · plain-spoken · outspoken · unfiltered · direct

Categories
Opposites
editorial completeness

unexpurgatedexpurgated

Removed objectionable material

bowdlerized · censored · abridged · edited · sanitized

content restriction

unexpurgatedcensored

Suppressed from publication

sanitized · family-friendly · G-rated · PG · kid-friendly

Family

expurgate, expurgation, expurgated

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Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G