Synonyms of amorous

amorous

adjective

ˈa-mə-rəs 

as in erotic

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire

male birds engage in amorous behavior—nest-building, singing, showing off their finery—in order to attract females

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erotic
• sexy
• amatory
• sensual
• steamy
• erogenous
• spicy
• suggestive
• aphrodisiac
• erotogenic
• lustful
• sensuous
• carnal
• lascivious
• pornographic
• obscene
• bawdy
• prurient
• lewd
• autoerotic
• indecent
• dirty
• fleshly
• vulgar
• ribald
• nasty
• filthy
• foul
• racy
• smutty
• gross
• fetishistic
• titillating
• unprintable
• perversive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proper
• polite
• decorous
• seemly
• decent
• unerotic
• unsexy
• innocuous
• clean
• nonerotic
• inoffensive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of amorous

In a new study published in March, a team of scientists from Chicago’s Shedd Aquarium used conch hops to calculate just how much space an amorous herd of conch need to mate. — Miami Herald, 8 Apr. 2026

Service, on my visits, was a bit spacey, but it’s been tightening up; the tone of the place seems to be in progress, too, oscillating between that of a neighborhood joint, an amorous date-night nook, and a sceney hot spot. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026

There’s an official battle, a backwoods kerfuffle, and some amorous activity on the side. — Lincee Ray, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Apr. 2026

The amorous couple abandoned their spouses, children, and lives (and Wright his practice) in 1909 to spend a year together in Europe before relocating to Taliesin in 1911. — Carrie Hojnicki, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026