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 was charged with lewd and lascivious battery on a victim 12 to 16 years old.

— Natasha Holt, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
He has been charged with kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of lascivious

Verb

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

More than 3,000 shows and a sizable cult following later, The Dark Room has evolved into a choose-your-own-adventure live action video game, presided over by Robertson as its obscene, merciless and incredibly quick-witted host.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026
The law is aimed at prohibiting children from obtaining books and movies with obscene content.

— Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

After the initial accusation, the number of women accusing Watson of indecent acts during massage therapy appointments grew to 24.

— Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Morris pled guilty last year to charges of indecent conduct with a child and spent 6 months in an Oklahoma jail before being released in March to serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence on probation.

— Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of indecent

Adjective

The sheriff’s office said Ahlers had hundreds, and possibly thousands, of pornographic photos and videos of children on his hard drive.

— Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

This year’s priciest offerings, which range as high as $85,000, include a gifting suite, locker-room access and private hitting clinics with tennis royalty on practice courts.

— Ben Ryder Howe, Curbed, 21 Aug. 2026
Not the clotheslining and rage-tweeting-about-White-privilege-from-the-locker-room kind.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 15 Aug. 2026