Thesaurus
Synonyms & Antonyms of bawdy
1
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 for bawdy
Words Related to bawdy
Near Antonyms for bawdy
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
Antonyms for bawdy
2
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
- a bawdy limerick that mischievous storytellers love to recite
Synonyms for bawdy
Words Related to bawdy
Near Antonyms for bawdy
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
Keep scrolling for more
Keep scrolling for more
Comments on bawdy
What made you want to look up bawdy? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
Test Your Vocabulary
Farm Idioms Quiz
- What does 'poke' refer to in the expression 'pig in a poke'?
Can you spell these 10 commonly misspelled words?
TAKE THE QUIZ
Test Your Knowledge - and learn some interesting things along the way.
TAKE THE QUIZLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridgedWords at Play
Ask the Editors
Word Games
Share bawdy
Time Traveler for bawdy
The first known use of bawdy was circa 1513
See more words from the same year