Synonyms of steamy

steamy

adjective

ˈstē-mē 

as in sexy

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

a steamy scene that earned the movie an R rating

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of steamy

Lelio co-wrote and directed the steamy Gloria (2013), which premiered in Berlin and starred Paulina García as a middle-aged divorcee. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026

Frustratingly, the focus moves from our protagonists’ bedroom frolics to the townsfolk, who are outraged at a steamy love that reveals their own lack. — The Week Us, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

For this reason, sunny windows and steamy bathrooms are not good places to keep perfume. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2026

The True Blood actor plays a character who seems like the ideal husband for Olivia Colman’s Fisherwoman in the steamy fairy tale about a town outcast who commissions Peter Dinklage’s Basketmaker to craft her a partner. — Raechal Shewfelt, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2026