LEERING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

leering 1 of 2

adjective

as in lascivious

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leering

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verb

present participle of leer

as in ogling

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Recent Examples of leering

Adjective

At the gym, located in Garden Grove, Hansen says they were met with unwelcoming and leering stares before entering the facility. — Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026 Were crude, leering, blunt; low-dive, bump-and-grind, tits-and-ass toilets. — Lili Anolik, Vanity Fair, 12 Jan. 2026

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Adjective

Anthony Joseph Ramon, 25, of Gilroy, was first arrested on July 9 and charged with committing lewd and lascivious acts on a minor, according to the Morgan Hill Police Department.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 30 July 2026
Previous criminal convictions In 2001, Stout was found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Butte County where he was sentenced to serve a year in jail.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of lascivious

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Fueled up after a good breakfast, there’s nothing more NorCal than wandering around a farmers market and ogling the seasonal produce.

— Becky Duffett, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 June 2026
In a viral clip on X from a fan account for Criss, 39, the Glee alum can be seen ogling Peters on the red carpet of the 79th annual Tony Awards on June 7.

— Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 8 June 2026

Definition of ogling

Adjective

Being outdoors, they’re exposed to all sorts of dust, pollen, dirt, bird droppings, spider webs, leaves, sap, weather, and pollutants carried by the wind, which can leave a filthy coating on your shutters.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2026
Cleaning our planet’s filthy ports could one day get a boost from a creature with a very messy nickname.

— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 30 July 2026

Definition of filthy

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Climate Pledge Arena prohibits abusive or obscene language and says violators may be ejected.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2026
These stories were reprinted in Scottish and English botanical texts, and Henrietta would have known about the obscene ideas connected with the mushroom.

— Leah Hudson, Popular Science, 9 July 2026

Definition of obscene

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Andrew Tate faces 42 charges, including rape, human trafficking, indecent images of a child and assault, according to the UK Crown Prosecution Service and Bedfordshire Police.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Defendants in those cases now face charges including grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of indecent

Adjective

The employees also sent pornographic magazines with David Steiner’s name to a neighbor’s home and planned to install a GPS device on the couple’s car.

— Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
In 2014, Andrew Tate began his pornographic webcamming empire, recruiting women by dating and plying them with gifts.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

The adjoining locker-room bath areas keep saunas, hot baths and cold plunge pools running for guests, though access carries a fee for those not staying in the hotel's top-tier rooms.

— Winston Ross, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Historic World Cup clashes, controversial refereeing calls, viral locker-room videos and a bombastic TV rant have deepened resentment, turning Argentina–Mexico tensions into a proxy battle over class, race and nationalism.

— Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

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