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 their letter, the faculty committee said not only would potential conflicts of interest arise in the impartiality of future tenure decisions and other professional development opportunities, but in the development and approval of the pending revision of the amorous relationship policy. — Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 7 May 2026

Omid, whose English surpasses Marjan’s own level, has excited such hopes, and the touchingly Chekhovian quasi-romance between them adds a gentle note of amorous wistfulness. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 11 Apr. 2026

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