Synonyms of spicy

spicy

adjective

ˈspī-sē 

as in suggestive

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

a spicy suggestion that earned him a slap in the face

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of spicy

Then, of course, there’s the sandwich that started it all — the Sublime, with prosciutto, hot soppressata, burrata, fresh walnut pesto, spicy garlic aioli, sundried tomatoes and arugula. — Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026

But as mentioned earlier, the brand has unique flavors like a spicy Korean pizza topped with gochujang chicken, and one with white garlic sauce topped with clams and bacon. — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Oct. 2026

This is the online version of Adam’s Biotech Scorecard, a weekly newsletter featuring exclusive, spicy analysis on the biotech industry. — Adam Feuerstein, STAT, 22 Oct. 2026

On hand to toast the birthday girl with Sonrisa Puerto Rican Rum spicy margaritas were Lemigova’s costars Marysol Patton, Alexia Nepola and Kiki Barth, along with fellow legends of the sport Chris Evert, Rosemary Casals and Gigi Fernandez. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026