Synonyms of sexy

sexy

adjective

ˈsek-sē 

1

as in desirable

sexually attractive

even after 30 years of marriage, he still finds his wife sexy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• desirable
• hot
• luscious
• toothsome
• seductive
• dishy
• bodacious
• foxy
• nubile
• alluring
• hunky
• sultry
• studly
• vampish
• vampy

2

as in erotic

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire

he found her new dress very sexy while still being tasteful

Synonyms & Similar Words

• erotic
• sensual
• spicy
• steamy
• amorous
• suggestive
• erogenous
• pornographic
• amatory
• dirty
• aphrodisiac
• erotogenic
• sensuous
• nasty
• obscene
• lustful
• vulgar
• filthy
• foul
• lascivious
• carnal
• gross
• autoerotic
• lewd
• bawdy
• racy
• indecent
• prurient
• smutty
• ribald
• titillating
• fleshly
• fetishistic
• unprintable
• perversive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proper
• clean
• polite
• unsexy
• decent
• decorous
• unerotic
• nonerotic
• seemly
• innocuous
• inoffensive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of sexy

Something of a sexier version of Slow Horses, Black Doves is another spy drama set in London and stars Keira Knightley, Ben Wishaw and the always incredible Sarah Lancashire. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026

Nicolas Cage is a revelation here, a sexy devil working amid the fires of hell (okay, ancient stone bread ovens) and gesticulating with a wooden hand. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Nov. 2026

Jessie and Gerald Burlingame rent a cabin in Alabama for a sexy weekend, things go very awry. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 30 Oct. 2026

Shatner’s Star Trek captain was your slightly drunk uncle, always deciding the rules never applied to him and winking rapaciously at the nearest sexy alien. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026