Jezebel

noun

ˈje-zə-ˌbel How to pronounce Jezebel (audio)
Definition of Jezebelnext
as in hussy
a boldly flirtatious or sexually promiscuous woman as far as the family matriarch was concerned, her son's fiancée was a gold digger and a Jezebel

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for Jezebel
  1. hussy
  2. siren
  3. minx
  4. prostitute
  5. floozy
Noun
  • Billy the Kid, Doc Holliday and Pat Garrett hang out with a hussy.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2021
  • Either way, the woman comes out the other end a victim and a champion, but as a tramp and a hussy too.
    — Benjy Hansen-Bundy, Glamour, 30 May 2018
Definition of hussy
Noun
  • Its interior ministry previously reported that air alert sirens had been activated multiple times into Saturday morning local time.
    — Monica Haider, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Like the book, the movie follows Greek king Odysseus (Matt Damon), who spends 10 years at war and another decade lost at sea, encountering cyclops, sirens and giants along the way.
    — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 18 July 2026
Definition of siren
Noun
  • The Survivor minx is a tired and true stereotype as attractive female contestants are often portrayed on the show as using their feminine wiles to get ahead in the game.
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2021
Definition of minx
Noun
  • The firm’s employees took Quaaludes, a sedative medication, like candy, hired prostitutes regularly, and held gambling sprees in Monte Carlo and Las Vegas.
    — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Hundreds of men have been cited by the sheriff’s office in recent years for soliciting a prostitute.
    — Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of prostitute
Noun
  • Ida, meanwhile, is a crime society floozy in 1930s Great Depression Chicago, an escort to a coterie of goombahs who take to mentally torturing her over dinner and drinks in a speakeasy.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Released in 1958, Attack told of a wealthy heiress, fresh from a stint at a mental institution, who is turned into a giantess and then deals with her philandering husband and his no-good, money-grubbing floozy.
    — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Definition of floozy
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