Synonyms of gamy

gamy

adjective

ˈgā-mē 

variants or gamey

as in spicy

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

a singles bar where the conversations and come-on lines tend to be gamy

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gamy

Samir’s team renders the notoriously gamey meat almost chicken-like by slowly cooking the rabbit in fat with bay leaves, sage and thyme, giving the whole dish an uber-comforting flavor reminiscent of chicken pot pie. — Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 22 Sep. 2025

Additionally, a great anchovy shouldn’t taste metallic or gamey, but buttery, rich, and briny. — Bon Appétit, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Sep. 2025

The fresh piney fragrance of rosemary not only jazzes up boring chicken and tames gamey lamb but also snaps memory back into shape. — Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Aug. 2025

Around the edges, the frisky, gamy stocks are bubbling up again. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025