Synonyms for incontinent
- adjective
Most common
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Adjective
1. Lewd — lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire
lewd, wanton, libidinous, lecherous, lascivious, unrestrained, salacious, dissolute, unchaste, licentious, obscene, lustful, light-heeled dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Lacking moral or sexual restraint, moderation or self-control, especially of sexual desire.
Related words
- Word family
- incontinently
Example sentences
- impotent "Your army is impotent against mine!!" he laughed.
- effete The critics dismissed the film as an effete imitation of earlier, bolder works.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| incontinent | rising | |
| lascivious | rising | |
| lecherous | rising | |
| libidinous | rising | |
| impotent | steady | |
| effete | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- lewd1
- 6 letters
- wanton2, effete2
- 7 letters
- obscene2, lustful2
- 8 letters
- impotent3, unchaste
- 9 letters
- salacious3, lecherous3, dissolute
- 10 letters
- lascivious4, licentious3, libidinous
- 12 letters
- unrestrained3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (wanton2 = 2 syllables).