Synonyms of erotic

erotic

adjective

i-ˈrä-tik 

variants also erotical

as in sexy

of, relating to, exciting, or expressing sexual attraction or desire

the erotic aspects of the story of Beauty and the Beast

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sexy
• sensual
• steamy
• amorous
• erogenous
• amatory
• suggestive
• spicy
• erotogenic
• aphrodisiacal
• pornographic
• aphrodisiac
• sensuous
• obscene
• dirty
• carnal
• lustful
• gross
• lascivious
• autoerotic
• prurient
• lewd
• bawdy
• filthy
• nasty
• indecent
• vulgar
• smutty
• racy
• ribald
• titillating
• fetishistic
• fleshly
• unprintable
• foul
• perversive

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• proper
• unerotic
• polite
• decorous
• clean
• decent
• unsexy
• nonerotic
• seemly
• innocuous
• inoffensive

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of erotic

That erotic spark is matched in intensity by the vivid images of war Kurzel conjures in the series’ more brutal stretch in the jungle, where Dorrigo forms a closeness with fellow line partners Frank Gardiner (David Weatherall) and Tiny Middleton (David Howell). —Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025

Read More: An Alternative Guide for Valentine’s Day When British and American tourists visited Paris in the early 1800s, they were titillated by the restaurants’ erotic attractions, describing the scandalous new eateries in travel books for readers back home to consume. —Rachel Hope Cleves / Made By History, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025

Some of what gives The White Lotus its charge is the show’s insistence on pushing its characters into thorny erotic terrain. —Hannah Giorgis, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2025

What would a list of erotic thrillers be without something French? —Jordan Crucchiola, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2025