perversive

adjective

Definition of perversivenext
as in indecent

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for perversive
  1. indecent
  2. filthy
  3. pornographic
  4. gross
  5. vulgar
  6. lustful
  7. lascivious
  8. lewd
Adjective
  • After the initial accusation, the number of women accusing Watson of indecent acts during massage therapy appointments grew to 24.
    — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Morris pled guilty last year to charges of indecent conduct with a child and spent 6 months in an Oklahoma jail before being released in March to serve the remainder of his 10-year sentence on probation.
    — Andrea Lucia, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of indecent
Adjective
  • People were filthy in so many ways, so Mike really wrote that in.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 20 Aug. 2026
  • While sinks can become filthy from soap splatters and dirty hands, toilets need cleaning for very different reasons.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of filthy
Adjective
  • The employees also sent pornographic magazines with David Steiner’s name to a neighbor’s home and planned to install a GPS device on the couple’s car.
    — Leah Willingham, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of pornographic
Adjective
  • Rojas and Aiden Deciderio were both arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
    — Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Szydlowski told Ars that he’s personally not bothered by Meta’s AI glasses, only by the gross content made with them.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of gross
Adjective
  • But the school’s dress code prohibits messages that are lewd, indecent, vulgar or profane.
    — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lonnie is loud, obnoxious, and vulgar in ways that rankle traditional golfers.
    — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 July 2026
Definition of vulgar
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 has been charged with kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 22 Aug. 2026
  • In his executive order, DeSantis noted the charges Caruso is facing, which include lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, kidnapping, child abuse causing mental injury, and luring or enticing a child.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lascivious
Adjective
  • Mike Caruso, whom Florida Department of Law Enforcement arrested Tuesday morning on charges of kidnapping, molestation, lewd and lascivious exhibition, luring or enticing a child, and child abuse, is in jail in Orlando.
    — Brittany Wallman, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • In his executive order, DeSantis noted the charges Caruso is facing, which include lewd or lascivious molestation, lewd or lascivious exhibition, kidnapping, child abuse causing mental injury, and luring or enticing a child.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of lewd
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“Perversive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/perversive. Accessed 28 Aug. 2026.

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