Synonyms of salacious

salacious

adjective

sə-ˈlā-shəs 

as in passionate

having a strong sexual desire

the salacious Greek god Pan is generally portrayed as having the legs, horns, and ears of a goat

Synonyms & Similar Words

• passionate
• hot
• lascivious
• lewd
• licentious
• lustful
• libidinous
• lecherous
• aroused
• randy
• horny
• corrupt
• immoral
• excited
• lubricious
• itchy
• oversexed
• satyric
• hypersexual
• goatish
• wanton
• concupiscent
• promiscuous
• degraded
• easy
• indecent
• dissolute
• loose
• depraved
• debauched
• libertine
• degenerate
• fast
• debased
• decadent
• dissipated
• demoralized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moral
• pure
• frigid
• virtuous
• modest
• chaste
• decent
• immaculate
• celibate
• monastic
• monkish
• virginal
• undersexed
• innocent
• maidenly
• prudish
• puritanical
• Victorian
• priggish
• prim
• lily-white
• straitlaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salacious

Sharing his identity would disclose something that was at best salacious and at worst traumatic. — Allison Lind, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

The defense told jurors prosecutors are relying on the salacious affair to prove its case, arguing the decision to charge the former worship leader stemmed from a flawed investigation, rush to judgment and lack of direct evidence. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026

Springfield, a small city in southwestern Ohio, became the center of salacious and unfounded rumors about the Haitian community during the 2024 presidential election. — Alicia Victoria Lozano, NBC news, 1 Sep. 2026

Extrapolating from salacious and rumor-filled ancient sources, the novel offers an inside scoop into the machinations of the first Roman imperial family. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026