PRURIENCE Synonyms: 15 Similar and Opposite Words

prurience

noun

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as in lechery

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Recent Examples of prurience A far cry from Salò, or films dominated by prurience, this movie, and these three lovers, are having a torrid affair with art, politics, and society’s mores—their own little revolution amidst a real one. — John Ortved, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025 Mike White slickly disintegrates American family and friend relations — using flashy prurience but no analysis. — Armond White, National Review, 9 Apr. 2025 Their psychic life is not pried with pity or prurience; their paralysis or tragic humility is not mined for metaphor. — Seyward Darby, Longreads, 16 July 2024 But there is more than prurience or even provocation at work here. — Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2023 See All Example Sentences for prurience

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lechery

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Mingus agreed to join him for moral support, but when Albee, whether through nonchalance or lechery, answered the door wearing nothing but a beltless bathrobe, Mingus balked and hightailed it out of there.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Dec. 2025
Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.

— The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025

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