Synonyms for sexy
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Horny — having sex appeal; attractive
horny, hot informal, voluptuous, erotic, raunchy, seductive, good-looking, sensual, provocative, alluring, naughty, salacious, handsome, foxy informal, gorgeous, cute, steamy, luscious, racy, titillating, lustful, lascivious
2. Aphrodisiac
aphrodisiac, aphrodisiacal rare
3. Flirtatious
Definitions
- adj. 1
Having sex appeal; attractive.
The participants in the swimsuit competition are all very sexy.
- adj. 2
Intriguing, appealing, likely to excite interest.
Being an undertaker is not a sexy career.
- adj. 3
Sexual; relating to or involving sex.
He didn't really like me; all he wanted was for me to be sexy with him.
Related words
- Word family
- sexiness
- Phrases
- sexy times sexy up sexy time
Example sentences
- horny Magazines like these pander to horny straight men.
- erotic She was an intelligent woman with an erotic aura.
- voluptuous Layla turned into a voluptuous teenager.
- sexual Tom was fired over a sexual harassment allegation.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sexy | rising | |
| horny | rising | |
| erotic | rising | |
| raunchy | rising | |
| voluptuous | rising | |
| sexual | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- hot1
- 4 letters
- cute1, foxy2, racy2
- 5 letters
- horny2, sexed1, sexay
- 6 letters
- sexual3, erotic3, steamy2
- 7 letters
- naughty2, sensual3, raunchy2, lustful2
- 8 letters
- gorgeous2, handsome2, alluring3, luscious2
- 9 letters
- seductive3, salacious3, oversexed
- 10 letters
- voluptuous4, lascivious4
- 11 letters
- provocative4, flirtatious3, aphrodisiac5, titillating4
- 13 letters
- aphrodisiacal
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (foxy2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- sexy