Synonyms of lewd

lewd

adjective

ˈlüd 

1

as in obscene

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

bystanders were shocked by the lewd behavior of the couple in the park

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in passionate

having a strong sexual desire

a lewd 18th-century nobleman who left behind hundreds of erotic love letters

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in suggestive

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent

a nearby diner kept telling lewd jokes until we told him to shut up

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggestive
• spicy
• vulgar
• bawdy
• ribald
• naughty
• blue
• racy
• risqué
• obscene
• pornographic
• salty
• off
• crude
• gamy
• off-color
• nasty
• coarse
• foul
• indecent
• lascivious
• filthy
• raunchy
• dirty
• gross
• warm
• prurient
• smutty
• earthy
• indecorous
• leering
• unprintable
• coarse-grained
• barnyard
• locker-room
• immodest
• indelicate
• unpublishable
• X-rated
• porny
• stag
• gutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• clean
• decent
• innocuous
• inoffensive
• G-rated
• puritanical
• prudish
• nonobscene
• Victorian
• priggish
• staid
• prim
• polite
• proper
• correct
• nice
• decorous
• respectable
• genteel
• seemly
• straitlaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lewd

Justice Depina, 28, was charged in state court with arranging to meet a minor for lewd purposes, sending harmful material to a minor, and child pornography possession. — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 8 Sep. 2026

The up-close photos of the laptop’s screen showed lewd conversations about minors. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026

When Demetrius Carl Davis was arrested in April 2022, he was charged with 32 felony counts of committing a lewd or lascivious act with a child younger than 14 years old. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2026

He also was allegedly caught performing lewd olfactory acts in bookstores across Burbank, one of which went viral on TikTok. — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026