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
Elvis balked about recording the oversexed song.
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Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Behold the wholesome, impressionable child star from Pennsylvania who went from placing third in The Next Miley Cyrus Project in 2008 to molding art and body to meet an oversexed societal mandate.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
In the film, Earth’s rocky next-door neighbor is in a bit of a crisis: After a literal battle of the sexes, Martian men are dying out, leaving the domineering and oversexed Martian women in a terrible state.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Wentworth plays a loving yet oversexed, no-filter mom; infusing the character with her signature candor and admits to aspiring to make her onscreen daughter as uncomfortable as possible for the sake of comedy.
—Xian Horn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The show, a Ryan Murphy production, lasted only two seasons, but Powell’s performance as an oversexed college student turned heads.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Embedded in the dangerous, oversexed bad boy rock ‘n roll package is an irrepressible sense of humor that feels like Idol is making fun of himself over anyone else.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
Kim Willis, USA Today, 20 Sep. 2025
Behold the wholesome, impressionable child star from Pennsylvania who went from placing third in The Next Miley Cyrus Project in 2008 to molding art and body to meet an oversexed societal mandate.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
In the film, Earth’s rocky next-door neighbor is in a bit of a crisis: After a literal battle of the sexes, Martian men are dying out, leaving the domineering and oversexed Martian women in a terrible state.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Wentworth plays a loving yet oversexed, no-filter mom; infusing the character with her signature candor and admits to aspiring to make her onscreen daughter as uncomfortable as possible for the sake of comedy.
—Xian Horn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The show, a Ryan Murphy production, lasted only two seasons, but Powell’s performance as an oversexed college student turned heads.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Embedded in the dangerous, oversexed bad boy rock ‘n roll package is an irrepressible sense of humor that feels like Idol is making fun of himself over anyone else.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversexed
Adjective
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By platforming industry experts and passionate entrepreneurs, Ducard is helping Pinterest expand into new arenas.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Boosting Confidence in Feeding Choices As someone who loves being a mom, Cardi B is equally passionate about advocating for other mothers, especially those who are new to the gig.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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As in, water not hot or not hot enough for sanitization.—
David J. Neal,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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The Lions are the NFL’s hottest team, with a four-game winning streak, and own the NFL’s best record at 31-8 since the start of the 2023 season.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The siblings go through old pictures, watch old Super 8 footage and even read to each other from surprisingly graphic letters between their parents, expressing involuntary waves of horror and pride at how horny Jerry and Anne were for each other.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Oct. 2025
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The popular reptile became TCU’s mascot in 1897 when yearbook editors photographed horny toads covering the football field.—
Hollace Ava Weiner,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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King Princess talks the lustful, haunted anthems of 'Girl Violence' King Princess has had a remarkable 2025 thus far.—
Audrey Gibbs,
Nashville Tennessean,
30 Sep. 2025
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Herald and other outlets wrote extensively about Doherty’s allegations until he was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2013 after pleading no contest to six counts of lewd and lascivious acts upon a child.—
Lauren Costantino,
Miami Herald,
2 Oct. 2025
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Three men were charged this week with meeting with a minor with the intent of engaging in lewd and lascivious behavior after an undercover police officer posed as a 13-year-old girl on online dating websites, prosecutors said.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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They have been denounced as lecherous predators and as omnipotent conspirators, as arch-Bolsheviks and arch-capitalists.—
Ian Buruma,
New Yorker,
22 Sep. 2025
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Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Oversexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversexed. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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