autoerotic

adjective

Definition of autoeroticnext
as in prurient

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for autoerotic
  1. prurient
  2. lascivious
  3. lustful
  4. lewd
  5. obscene
  6. suggestive
  7. pornographic
  8. erotic
Adjective
  • This was intended benevolently, but naturally carried with it the inescapable whiff of prurient patronization.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious subject matter) began to dull.
    — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of prurient
Adjective
  • He is charged with one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12 and one count of lewd or lascivious conduct.
    — Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • Robert also identifies the lustful subtext of Bret’s fixation on Robert and Susan together.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
  • In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of lustful
Adjective
  • Lisbeth is delighted, using her relationship with Anya to increase her social standing at school and to protect her brother, Leo (Jackson Kelly), who at one point drew suspicion because of his crush on (and lewd drawings of) Grace.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 13 Nov. 2026
  • In September 2003, Randall was sentenced to six years in prison for pimping a minor and providing a child for lewd and lascivious acts, the CDCR said.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of lewd
Adjective
  • Those images are said to include an adult man identified by witnesses as Markle with a nude prepubescent girl among other obscene materials.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Facing a Carolina defense that fired its coordinator, the Broncos need to secure an early lead — not a crazy idea given that Sean Payton dispatches NFC South opponents with an impersonal contempt that’s almost obscene — and let the defense eat.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of obscene
Adjective
  • The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.
    — Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of suggestive
Adjective
  • Egyptian courts have tried blocking pornographic websites, but private online access remains widespread.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
  • On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of pornographic
Adjective
  • The story blends gothic atmosphere, psychological intrigue and erotic thriller elements into a contemporary, high-concept reinvention of the tale.
    — Justin Kroll, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
  • In both paintings, Mary appears to be in an erotic dialogue with a tree.
    — Artforum, Artforum, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of erotic
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“Autoerotic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/autoerotic. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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