Synonyms for prurient
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Salacious
salacious, lustful, lascivious, lewd, erotic, libidinous, lecherous, wanton, sexy, horny, hot, impure, lubricious, concupiscent, carnal, obscene, licentious, sensual, lickerish, ruttish
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Definitions
- adj. 1
Uneasy with desire; itching; especially, having a lascivious anxiety or propensity; lustful.
Example sentences
- lewd Tom was accused of performing a lewd act in public.
- lustful The kid is watching some lustful Miley Cyrus video.
- salacious He goaded him on to ever more salacious revelations.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| prurient | steady | |
| lewd | steady | |
| lustful | rising | |
| lascivious | rising | |
| salacious | rising | |
| titillating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hot1
- 4 letters
- sexy2, lewd1
- 5 letters
- horny2
- 6 letters
- erotic3, impure2, carnal2, wanton2
- 7 letters
- obscene2, sensual3, lustful2, ruttish
- 9 letters
- salacious3, lecherous3, lickerish
- 10 letters
- lascivious4, licentious3, libidinous, lubricious3
- 11 letters
- titillating4
- 12 letters
- concupiscent
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy2 = 2 syllables).