Synonyms of bawdy

bawdy

adjective

ˈbȯ-dē 

1

as in obscene

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society

a bawdy comment about someone you work with could get you fired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• obscene
• vulgar
• pornographic
• nasty
• foul
• dirty
• filthy
• suggestive
• ribald
• raunchy
• crude
• gross
• naughty
• lascivious
• lewd
• blue
• indecent
• smutty
• offensive
• profane
• unacceptable
• coarse
• unpleasant
• obnoxious
• trashy
• locker-room
• unprintable
• disgusting
• abusive
• impure
• undesirable
• unwanted
• wanton
• stag
• X-rated
• infamous
• broad
• gutter
• porny
• salacious
• wicked
• scatological
• racy
• perverted
• risqué
• indecorous
• soft
• indelicate
• earthy
• depraved
• kinky
• immodest
• barnyard
• salty
• objectionable
• off
• coarse-grained
• low
• perverse
• gamy
• unbecoming
• off-color
• revolting
• unwelcome
• repulsive
• loathsome
• repugnant
• off-colored
• distasteful
• scurrilous
• louche
• repellent
• abhorrent
• exceptionable
• gamey
• reprehensible
• censurable
• atrocious
• hard-core
• blameworthy
• blamable
• repellant
• debasing
• soft-core

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wholesome
• clean
• puritanical
• prudish
• Victorian
• decent
• proper
• staid
• priggish
• polite
• genteel
• correct
• prim
• decorous
• nice
• respectable
• innocuous
• pleasant
• G-rated
• appropriate
• acceptable
• desirable
• seemly
• inoffensive
• agreeable
• straitlaced
• straightlaced
• suitable
• welcome
• nonobscene
• pleasing
• meet
• pure
• becoming
• perfect
• virginal
• fit
• immaculate
• spotless
• endorsed
• approved
• sanctioned
• indorsed

2

as in suggestive

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent

a bawdy limerick that mischievous storytellers love to recite

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggestive
• spicy
• ribald
• vulgar
• lewd
• blue
• racy
• naughty
• risqué
• salty
• off
• gamy
• crude
• off-color
• obscene
• off-colored
• pornographic
• coarse
• nasty
• gamey
• foul
• raunchy
• filthy
• warm
• dirty
• lascivious
• indecent
• earthy
• smutty
• gross
• barnyard
• prurient
• coarse-grained
• locker-room
• unprintable
• leering
• indecorous
• indelicate
• immodest
• unpublishable
• stag
• X-rated
• porny
• gutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• decent
• innocuous
• inoffensive
• puritanical
• prudish
• G-rated
• Victorian
• staid
• priggish
• nonobscene
• prim
• straitlaced
• proper
• polite
• genteel
• decorous
• correct
• respectable
• nice
• straightlaced
• seemly

Examples of bawdy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Bright and bawdy attire raises big bucks for the Costume Institute. —Brian T. Allen, National Review, 16 May 2024

The Modern Fairies By Clare Pollard Avid Reader: 272 pages, $28 (July 23) Those in search of a bawdy fairy tale should look no further than Pollard’s novel set during the reign of Louis XIV. —Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 15 May 2024

Those children’s drawings from the Balkans formed the templates for the sprightly, sometimes bawdy bronze and steel sculptures that now garland the skyline of New York — large ones, but also flowers, birds and graffiti that nestle in the topiaries, and hide behind the cocktail bar. —Jason Farago, New York Times, 2 May 2024

But the series never quite loses the bawdy energy that defines it from the offset and is inspired by the art, irreverent humor and colorful language of the Jacobean era. —Elaina Patton, NBC News, 5 Apr. 2024

Phrases Containing bawdy

• bawdy house