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Synonyms & Antonyms of lewd
1
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
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Near Antonyms for lewd
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
Antonyms for lewd
2
having a strong sexual desire
- a lewd 18th-century nobleman who left behind hundreds of erotic love letters
Synonyms for lewd
- concupiscent,
- goatish,
- horny,
- hot,
- hypersexual,
- itchy,
- lascivious,
- lecherous,
- libidinous,
- licentious,
- lubricious
- (or lubricous),
- lustful,
- oversexed,
- passionate,
- randy,
- salacious,
- satyric,
- wanton
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3
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 for lewd
Words Related to lewd
Near Antonyms for lewd
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
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