Synonyms of lascivious

lascivious

adjective

lə-ˈsi-vē-əs 

1

as in pornographic

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

was criticized for making lascivious remarks that offended many in the group

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in passionate

having a strong sexual desire

an exposé about the lascivious playboy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• hot
• lustful
• libidinous
• lewd
• licentious
• salacious
• lecherous
• horny
• randy
• aroused
• corrupt
• immoral
• excited
• oversexed
• itchy
• lubricious
• hypersexual
• concupiscent
• goatish
• satyric
• wanton
• promiscuous
• degraded
• dissolute
• easy
• depraved
• indecent
• loose
• libertine
• debauched
• degenerate
• fast
• debased
• decadent
• dissipated
• demoralized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moral
• virtuous
• frigid
• pure
• modest
• chaste
• decent
• immaculate
• celibate
• monastic
• monkish
• undersexed
• virginal
• innocent
• puritanical
• maidenly
• Victorian
• prudish
• priggish
• prim
• lily-white
• straitlaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lascivious

The leprous, lascivious body was a perversion that Western proselytizing could fix. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026

The 1962 film version featured a more innocent family with a daughter who’s presexual and thus a naïve object of lust for Robert Mitchum’s casually lascivious Cady. — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 17 July 2026

On Wednesday, Nakashima remained in jail at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center on a $45,000 bond on three counts of lewd and lascivious battery by an authority figure. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 July 2026

On Thursday, the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office charged Ramon with lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, police said. — Jason Green, Mercury News, 10 July 2026