RAUNCHY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for RAUNCHY?

Need another word that means the same as “raunchy”? Find 19 synonyms and 30 related words for “raunchy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Raunchy” are: lewd, obscene, salacious, begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, sexually attractive, seductive, desirable, alluring, inviting, sensual, sultry, slinky, provocative, tempting, tantalizing

Raunchy as an Adjective

Definitions of "Raunchy" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “raunchy” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Shabby or grubby.
• Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot.
• Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness.
• Energetically earthy and sexually explicit.
• Earthy and sexually explicit.

Synonyms of "Raunchy" as an adjective (19 Words)

alluring	Highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire. Her alluring smile.
begrimed	Blackened with ingrained dirt. A miner s begrimed face.
desirable	Worthy of being chosen especially as a spouse. It is desirable to check that nothing has been forgotten.
dingy	Discolored by impurities; not bright and clear is often used in combination. A dirty or dingy white.
grimy	Covered with or characterized by grime. Grimy hands.
grubby	Infested with grubs. The grubby face of a young boy.
grungy	Thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot. A grungy kitchen.
inviting	Attractive and tempting. An inviting offer.
lewd	Driven by lust; preoccupied with or exhibiting lustful desires. Lewd pictures.
obscene	Offensive to the mind. Obscene telephone calls.
provocative	Intentionally arousing sexual desire. A provocative smile.
salacious	Having or conveying undue or inappropriate interest in sexual matters. Salacious limericks.
seductive	Tending to entice into a desired action or state. A seductive voice.
sensual	Marked by the appetites and passions of the body. Music is the only sensual pleasure without vice.
sexually attractive	Having the properties of a magnet; the ability to draw or pull.
slinky	Graceful and sinuous or seductive in movement. Slinky models sashayed down the catwalk.
sultry	(of a person, especially a woman) attractive in a way that suggests a passionate nature. A sultry French au pair.
tantalizing	Very pleasantly inviting. A tantalizing taste of success.
tempting	Appealing to or attracting someone, even if wrong or unwise. It is often tempting to bring about change rapidly.

Usage Examples of "Raunchy" as an adjective

• A raunchy novel.
• The restaurant's style is raunchy and the sanitation chancy.
• His raunchy new novel.

Associations of "Raunchy" (30 Words)

billingsgate	Foul-mouthed or obscene abuse.
coarse	Relating to the sport of angling for coarse fish. Indecent language and coarse jests.
curiosity	An unusual or interesting object or fact. Filled with curiosity she peered through the window.
earthy	Resembling or suggestive of earth or soil. An earthy enjoyment of life.
filth	Disgusting dirt. Stagnant pools of filth.
gaudy	Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. A gaudy costume.
indecent	Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. They leaped on the suggestion with indecent haste.
indecorous	Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. Indecorous behavior.
indelicate	Lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct. An indelicate proposition.
irreverent	Not revering god. She is irreverent about the whole business of politics.
lascivious	Feeling or revealing an overt sexual interest or desire. He gave her a lascivious wink.
lechery	Excessive or offensive sexual desire; lustfulness. The vice of lechery.
lewd	Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness. Lewd pictures.
libidinous	Showing excessive sexual drive; lustful. Libidinous teenagers.
licentious	Lacking moral discipline; especially sexually unrestrained. The ruler s tyrannical and licentious behaviour.
lurid	Horrible in fierceness or savagery. A lurid life.
obscene	(of the portrayal or description of sexual matters) offensive or disgusting by accepted standards of morality and decency. The obscene massacre at Wounded Knee.
obscenity	Obscene behaviour, language, or images. A stream of invective and obscenity.
outrageous	Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror. Her outrageous leotards and sexy routines.
prurient	Having or encouraging an excessive interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activity of others. Prurient literature.
ribald	A ribald person someone who uses vulgar and offensive language. A ribald comment.
ridiculously	So as to invite mockery or derision; absurdly. Ridiculously I felt like crying.
salacious	Characterized by lust. Salacious stories.
sensational	Very good indeed; very impressive or attractive. A sensational murder trial.
stimulating	Encouraging or arousing interest or enthusiasm. A rich and stimulating working environment.
unbecoming	(especially of clothing or a colour) not flattering. Language unbecoming to a lady.
unseemly	(of behaviour or actions) not proper or appropriate. Unseemly to use profanity.
vulgarity	A vulgar remark or act. He was seen as the embodiment of the vulgarity of the 1980s.