aphrodisiac

variants also aphrodisiacal

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for aphrodisiac
Adjective
  • Instead of finding cloak-and-dagger activity at the establishment, or even engaging in any erotic hijinks, Andrews is promptly stripped and robbed by masseuses there.
    H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 18 June 2025
  • But at the midpoint, the hue of erotic memories seems to alter.
    Jane Alison June 17, Literary Hub, 17 June 2025
Adjective
  • According to costume designer Joanna Johnston, this was a compromise; director Richard Curtis had envisioned a sexier, barer outfit.
    James Mercadante, EW.com, 17 June 2025
  • According to consumer insight company OnePoll, the original television commercial with Gandy was considered one of the sexiest of all time in a study published in 2008.
    Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 May 2025
Adjective
  • Misner’s sensual signature look speaks in service to the contours of the body, using draping techniques to extend and celebrate curves.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 24 June 2025
  • Your sensual pleasure and romantic desires will never be the same again once Uranus enters mutable Gemini on July 7.
    Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool across seven days from the end of November looks particularly spicy.
    Beren Cross, New York Times, 18 June 2025
  • Both of our children were a week past their due dates… so when spicy food, all that walking, and acupuncture didn’t work - there was only one thing left to do!
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 17 June 2025
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“Aphrodisiac.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aphrodisiac. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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