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

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

Appetites for salacious content have been building for years, as evidenced by the booming number of romance bookstores across the country (just one in 2016 to more than 230 today). — David MacK, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Eating disorders can carry what Scaringi calls a whiff of the salacious, and feeling riveted by someone’s changing body isn’t the same as caring about their well-being. — Angela Haupt, Time, 5 Aug. 2026

Another former child actor, Reid made a name for herself in the late-‘90s, first as Bunny in the Coen brothers’ classic The Big Lebowski (1998), and later in the salacious teen drama Cruel Intentions (1999). — Gwen Ihnat, Entertainment Weekly, 9 July 2026