Synonyms for masturbatory
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Pointless — self-indulgent and ultimately unproductive; serving primarily to gratify oneself rather than producing…
2. Narcissistic — excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent; concerned primarily with one's own gratification or interests
narcissistic, self-indulgent, self-absorbed, self-gratifying
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Excessively self-absorbed or self-indulgent; concerned primarily with one's own gratification or interests.
- adj. 2
Self-indulgent and ultimately unproductive; serving primarily to gratify oneself rather than producing anything meaningful or substantive.
Related words
- Phrases
- masturbatory insanity
Example sentences
- pointless It's pointless to try to stop Tom from doing that.
- sterile He has no descendants, he's likely sterile.
- futile When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
- unproductive The meeting ended up being futile and unproductive.
- narcissistic A narcissistic individual has an overinflated ego.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| masturbatory | steady | |
| pointless | rising | |
| sterile | falling | |
| futile | steady | |
| unproductive | steady | |
| narcissistic | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- vain1
- 6 letters
- futile2
- 7 letters
- sterile2
- 9 letters
- pointless2, fruitless2
- 10 letters
- autoerotic
- 12 letters
- narcissistic4, unproductive4
- 14 letters
- masturbational
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (futile2 = 2 syllables).