Synonyms of libidinous

libidinous

adjective

lə-ˈbi-də-nəs 

as in passionate

having a strong sexual desire

a novel about a libidinous lawyer who becomes an abject slave to his sexual addiction

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of libidinous

Everyone—libidinous kids and adults alike—is alienated and groping for distraction, until tragedy strikes. — The Atlantic Culture Desk, The Atlantic, 21 Dec. 2025

Much of the credit should be shared by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller, who wrote and produced this libidinous holiday rocker with Elvis in mind. — Ed Masley, AZCentral.com, 4 Dec. 2025

Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar. — Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2025

This time around, even critics were convinced, joining in with libidinous fans to praise the blood-sucking second season, which was recently nominated for two Critics Choice Awards after being largely snubbed by voting bodies last year. — Elaina Patton, NBC News, 27 Dec. 2024