OVERSEXED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

oversexed

adjective

ˌō-vər-ˈsekst

Definition of oversexed

as in passionate

having a strong sexual desire a raunchy movie comedy featuring the usual assortment of oversexed teenagers hoping to lose their virginity

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Recent Examples of oversexed Moms Mabley used the erotic to challenge the image of the desexed mammy; Foxx, conversely, played into the stereotype of the oversexed Black male, influencing later comedians such as Richard Pryor and Chris Rock. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2026 Edward’s younger brother Robert (Lukas Gage) spends his days doing little but pining most inappropriately for the attentions of eldest sibling Jack (Jamie Bell), while the stunted, oversexed energy of lone sister Anna (Riley Keough) spits in all directions. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026 And Matt Bromley, the oversexed and undershamed executive of Pose. — Megan Garber, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026 Elvis balked about recording the oversexed song. — Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for oversexed

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Adjective

Their love story is passionate, funny, intellectual, and deeply alive, until a single, tragic wave on a beach in Oaxaca changes everything.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 6 Nov. 2026
As the National Transportation Safety Board investigates what weather, mechanical or tactical factors caused the crash, family members and former mentors are remembering the young pilot as passionate and talented beyond her 20 years.

— Zoey Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of passionate

Adjective

Across living spaces, clean doorknobs and light switches, vacuum carpets thoroughly and sweep then mop hard floors with hot soapy water.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 6 Nov. 2026
Long story short, campers stay warmer on cold nights and cooler on hot nights without a loud, emissions-spewing engine or generator running in the background.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hot

Adjective

Ahead of the movie’s release, the marketing team behind Wicker (which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival this past January) has already worked audiences into a froth by presenting it as a wholly horny and weird fairy-tale fantasia.

— Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Linda Cardellini slays an origin story (streaming on Peacock) about how the drowning of her son turned a camp cafeteria worker mad enough to kill a bunch of horny teenagers with a machete.

— Tiffany Kelly, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of horny

Adjective

La Nueva Violencia is a smirking, libidinous play for the dance floor, picking up where the distorted guitars of the last record left off and channeling each new riff into sleazy post-punk and electroclash that stick to the body like sweaty velvet.

— Richard Villegas, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
The 10-minute score, with begins with a virtuosic timpani solo, is meant to evoke the libidinous atmosphere in Mexico City dance clubs in the 1980s.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026

Definition of libidinous

Adjective

Robert also identifies the lustful subtext of Bret’s fixation on Robert and Susan together.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Aug. 2026
In March, the Miami Herald also joined Welty and the Croc Docs on a trip deep in the interior of the northern Everglades to track down lustful male pythons.

— Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026

Definition of lustful

Adjective

He is charged with one count of lewd or lascivious molestation of a child under 12 and one count of lewd or lascivious conduct.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2026
Caruso has been charged with kidnapping, lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse inflicting mental injury.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of lascivious

Adjective

Its body-moving riff and playfully randy lyrics have made the track a regular on FM rock playlists for half a century.

— Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026
One of McGregor’s favorite scenes happens when Denise takes a Polaroid picture of Greg and his sledgehammer as two randy dinos in the background get it on against a single family home.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of randy

Adjective

Alexandra Cabot is a fighter, tackling everything from complex war crimes to dismantling the typically lecherous (and fictional) Hudson University.

— Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 19 June 2026
But a more critical event in his life was a scandal involving John Wilkes, who was famously ugly, brilliant, radical, and lecherous.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Definition of lecherous

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