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Synonyms & Antonyms of leering
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as in lewd, vulgar
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for leering
- dirty,
- filthy,
- gutter,
- indecent,
- lascivious,
- locker-room,
- nasty,
- obscene,
- pornographic,
- porny,
- prurient,
- raunchy,
- smutty,
- stag,
- unprintable,
- unpublishable,
- warm,
- X-rated
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for leering
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
leering
verb
present participle of leer
Synonyms & Antonyms of leering (Entry 2 of 2)
as in ogling
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