LEERING Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

leering 1 of 2

adjective

as in lascivious

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leering

2 of 2

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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for leering

Adjective

He is charged with one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12 and one count of lewd or lascivious conduct.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of lascivious

Verb

First, the sequence pays homage to the nightclub scene in Gilda (1946), in which Rita Hayworth dances in a long shot amid ogling male patrons, tracked by a concentrated spotlight.

— Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Excuse me, but where is the decency and humanity from these bloodthirsty fiends ogling and angling to get their photos, undoubtedly for posting on social media?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of ogling

Adjective

This was intended benevolently, but naturally carried with it the inescapable whiff of prurient patronization.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Nov. 2026
Some lamented the format—essentially a full-length rendition of the LP, nothing more; venues were downsized as excitement (and prurient interest in the album’s salacious subject matter) began to dull.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of prurient

Adjective

Those images are said to include an adult man identified by witnesses as Markle with a nude prepubescent girl among other obscene materials.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 6 Nov. 2026
Facing a Carolina defense that fired its coordinator, the Broncos need to secure an early lead — not a crazy idea given that Sean Payton dispatches NFC South opponents with an impersonal contempt that’s almost obscene — and let the defense eat.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

West was convicted of indecent liberties with a child involving three girls and served on the state GOP’s Plan of Organization Committee during Whatley’s time leading the party, The News & Observer reported previously.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026
He has been charged with murder, two counts of indecent behavior involving a minor, and concealing a corpse.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of indecent

Adjective

Egyptian courts have tried blocking pornographic websites, but private online access remains widespread.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026
On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

The suit also alleges the opposing player was permitted to use the girls’ locker-room facilities without Monroe athletes being informed.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026
There’s a lonely army cot that soon doubles as an autopsy table, a courtroom set-up area, a locker-room area, even an eagles-nest observation tower looming overhead.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026