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

It’s been just about six months since Boru Asian Eatery served its last spicy miso ramen in Waldo. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Parmesan and red pepper flakes finish the job, making this easy kale pasta savory, spicy, and deeply satisfying—the kind of 30-minutes-or-less dinner that earns a spot in the weeknight rotation. — Carla Lalli Music, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026

Every mouthful has crunchy, tangy, creamy and spicy flavors without one overpowering the other. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

The context is also important here and probably speaks to potential filmmaker fears over their politically spicy project being jettisoned. — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026