PERVERSIVE Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words | Merriam-Webster Thesaurus

perversive

adjective

Definition of perversive

as in indecent

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Adjective

Andrew Tate faces 42 charges, including rape, human trafficking, indecent images of a child and assault, according to the UK Crown Prosecution Service and Bedfordshire Police.

— Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Defendants in those cases now face charges including grooming, indecent solicitation of a minor and traveling to meet a minor.

— Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of indecent

Adjective

Dozens of people had spent almost a year living outside, filthy and exhausted, and for what?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
From shabby apartments to art experiments to filthy needles—with echoes of Patti Smith and Rebecca Makkai—Adler conjures an era of sorrow borne by too many, too young.

— Hamilton Cain, Time, 7 July 2026

Definition of filthy

Adjective

In 2014, Andrew Tate began his pornographic webcamming empire, recruiting women by dating and plying them with gifts.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026
Last year, the Supreme Court upheld a different Texas law requiring that pornographic websites verify users are at least 18 to allow access.

— Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 6 July 2026

Definition of pornographic

Adjective

No investment banks upgraded or downgraded Tesla after the latest results, which delivered a revenue beat but an earnings miss as free cash flow turned negative and gross margins narrowed.

— Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 24 July 2026
In 1974, the company took in $150,000 in gross revenue, with $36,000 in profit.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of gross

Adjective

Lonnie is loud, obnoxious, and vulgar in ways that rankle traditional golfers.

— Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Suki, a vocal Black woman with an at times vulgar persona, whereas Althoff, a white woman, gained a reputation as an awkward, seemingly timid interviewer on her The Really Good Podcast.

— Meagan Jordan, VIBE.com, 10 July 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

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
Zhengyi Bai’s lustful Monostatos, disguised in the production as a hammy vampire, almost steals the show a time or two.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026

Definition of lustful

Adjective

Previous criminal convictions In 2001, Stout was found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Butte County where he was sentenced to serve a year in jail.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
Duggar entered a not guilty plea back in March at his first court appearance after being charged with two counts of lewd and lascivious behavior.

— Chris Spargo, PEOPLE, 23 July 2026

Definition of lascivious

Adjective

Lozano Flores is being held at the Ada County Jail on suspicion of lewd conduct with a child younger than 16, first-degree kidnapping, and resisting and obstructing an officer.

— Noah Daly, Idaho Statesman, 24 July 2026
Previous criminal convictions In 2001, Stout was found guilty of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 years old in Butte County where he was sentenced to serve a year in jail.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026

Definition of lewd

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