as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
typically users of crystal meth report that the powerful stimulant leaves them feeling hypersexual as well as euphoric
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Recent Examples of hypersexual
Many people with hypersexual behaviors feel intense feelings of guilt and shame, which can affect their mental health.2
Experts aren’t sure what causes hypersexuality.
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 9 July 2025
Many Black women, fear confirming racist stereotypes that have historically painted them as hypersexual.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 June 2025
In a long-term follow-up study of 25 patients (four of whom had a unilateral and 21 of whom had a bilateral capsulotomy), which was published by researchers in Sweden and Scotland in 2008, one patient became hypersexual and was convicted of rape five months after surgery.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual.
—Char Newton, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
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Wendy Wisner, Health, 9 July 2025
Many Black women, fear confirming racist stereotypes that have historically painted them as hypersexual.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 18 June 2025
In a long-term follow-up study of 25 patients (four of whom had a unilateral and 21 of whom had a bilateral capsulotomy), which was published by researchers in Sweden and Scotland in 2008, one patient became hypersexual and was convicted of rape five months after surgery.
—Frieda Klotz, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2025
Since European expansion into the Americas, white people have demonized Black people and portrayed them as undesirable, violent and hypersexual.
—Char Newton, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hypersexual
Adjective
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With more than 33 billion plays and one of the most passionate fanbases on the Roblox platform, Grow a Garden is a game where players cultivate thriving gardens, trade crops, decorate worlds, and collaborate in seasonal events.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Both are impeccably made and performed and will have passionate supporters.—
Jenelle Riley,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Tofu pudding with piping-hot dipping sauce.—
Mike Valerio,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Offered by the slice only, the Milpitas exclusive is the True Italian, a New York thin-crust pizza topped with pesto, mozzarella, garlic, tomato, Romano cheese, oregano and garlic oil, with the option to add goat cheese, ricotta cheese and hot honey.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Long before the yelling and the lustful soil came the rabbit.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
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King Princess talks the lustful, haunted anthems of 'Girl Violence' King Princess has had a remarkable 2025 thus far.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2025
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Everyone—libidinous kids and adults alike—is alienated and groping for distraction, until tragedy strikes.—
The Atlantic Culture Desk,
The Atlantic,
21 Dec. 2025
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Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind.—
Ed Masley,
AZCentral.com,
4 Dec. 2025
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“Hypersexual.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hypersexual. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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