Synonyms of vamp

vamp 1 of 2

noun

1

as in seducer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• seducer
• charmer
• seductress
• siren
• temptress
• beguiler
• femme fatale
• enchantress
• sexpot
• sex symbol

2

as in coquette

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coquette
• soubrette
• flirt
• jade
• wanton
• flirter
• coquet

vamp

2 of 2

verb

as in to rib

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rib
• tease
• flirt
• coquette
• kid
• put on
• razz
• toy
• trifle
• lead on
• fool
• coquet
• woo
• josh
• court
• string along
• mash
• frivol
• play (with)
• mess around
• manipulate
• dally

Examples of vamp in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

The shoe has that stretchy side gusset that’s classic Chelsea, but the intricate stitch work on the vamp, the slightly chunky block heel, and the square-ish toe box give each pair a hint of cowboy personality. —Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Sep. 2024

When a fan on the floor needed medical help at one point, Mars had his band vamp for a few minutes as security guards found the guy and carried him out. —Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2024

Verb

By Kaitlin Menza April 14, 2023 In the new comedy Mafia Mamma, out this week, Toni Collette vamps it up and brings the laughs as an American woman who is forced to take over the family crime business in Italy after her estranged grandfather dies. —Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 14 Apr. 2023

She oozed juice: strutting, vamping, batting her inch-long eyelash extensions, bullying her way to rebounds or tough baskets. —Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 16 Mar. 2024