Synonyms of risqué

risqué

adjective

ri-ˈskā 

as in suggestive

hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent

the bridal shower was filled with risqué banter and laughter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• suggestive
• spicy
• bawdy
• lewd
• racy
• ribald
• naughty
• obscene
• blue
• vulgar
• off
• gamy
• salty
• off-color
• dirty
• gross
• pornographic
• nasty
• raunchy
• warm
• indecent
• coarse
• crude
• filthy
• smutty
• foul
• lascivious
• prurient
• earthy
• barnyard
• coarse-grained
• indelicate
• immodest
• unprintable
• locker-room
• leering
• indecorous
• X-rated
• porny
• stag
• unpublishable
• gutter

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• decent
• clean
• innocuous
• inoffensive
• G-rated
• prudish
• puritanical
• Victorian
• staid
• nonobscene
• priggish
• prim
• proper
• correct
• polite
• decorous
• respectable
• nice
• genteel
• straitlaced
• seemly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of risqué

Rebellion was also apparent in the hairstyles exhibited, most notably by singer Miley Cyrus, a fashion fanatic, whose short, spiked look paired perfectly with her risque fishnet Marc Jacobs gown. — Luis Giraldo, CBS News, 4 May 2026

There were clubs that were kind of quite risque in the ‘60s and ‘70s, particularly in London, and there’s stories to be told. — Chris Willman, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026

Jennifer Lawrence's ethereal red carpet look (and bangs) Jennifer Lawrence bucked the traditional tone of the carpet with a risque floral number from Givenchy. — Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 11 Jan. 2026

And before long, the showgirls and their risque routines began to seem outdated, compared to the gravity-defining, high-tech, and appropriate-for-all-ages stunts of a neo-circus. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025