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Synonyms for racy

  • adjective

Most common

sexy spicy spirited risqué

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Risqué

risqué, risque US, naughty, spicy, sexy, spirited, vulgar, piquant, juicy, obscene, vivacious, pungent, fruity, sparkling, tasty, blue, gamey, raunchy

2. Full-bodied

full-bodied, strong, vigorous, robust

3. Rich — having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil

rich, fresh

Other

lively

Antonyms

tasteless, modest

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having a strong flavor indicating origin; of distinct characteristic taste; tasting of the soil.

  2. adj. 2

    Mildly risqué.

    She wore a racy dress that was just barely appropriate for the occasion.

  3. adj. 3

    Exciting to the mind by a strong or distinctive character of thought or language; peculiar and piquant; fresh and lively.

Related words

Word family
raciness

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Racy applies in the first instance to the pleasing flavor characteristic of certain wines, often attributed to the soil from which they come.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • sexy Would you rather be fat and ugly or thin and sexy?
  • spicy We explained to him that we don't like spicy food.
  • spirited She chose the most spirited horse in the stable.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
racysteady
sexyrising
spicyrising
spiritedrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
blue1, rich1, sexy2
5 letters
fresh1, spicy2, tasty2, juicy2, gamey
6 letters
strong1, robust2, lively2, vulgar2, fruity2, risque2
7 letters
naughty2, obscene2, pungent2, raunchy2, piquant2
8 letters
spirited3, vigorous3
9 letters
sparkling2, vivacious3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sexy2 = 2 syllables).