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Synonyms for sexual
ˈsɛk ʃu əlsex·u·al

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Wiktionary2.5 / 2 votes

  1. sexualnoun

    A person who experiences sexual attraction, a person who has interest in or desire for sex .

    Antonyms:
    asexual

  2. sexualnoun

    Antonyms:
    asexual

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sexualadjective

    of or relating to or characterized by sexuality

    "sexual orientation"; "sexual distinctions"

    Synonyms:
    intimate

    Antonyms:
    vegetal, vegetative, sexless, parthenogenetic, neuter, unsexy, apomictic, nonsexual, asexual, agamic, agamogenetic, fissiparous, agamous

  2. sexualadjective

    having or involving sex

    "sexual reproduction"; "sexual spores"

    Synonyms:
    intimate

    Antonyms:
    agamous, nonsexual, vegetal, agamogenetic, parthenogenetic, apomictic, fissiparous, unsexy, agamic, sexless, vegetative, asexual, neuter

  3. intimate, sexualadjective

    involved in a sexual relationship

    "the intimate (or sexual) relations between husband and wife"; "she had been intimate with many men"; "he touched her intimate parts"

    Synonyms:
    internal, familiar, knowledgeable, cozy, informal, intimate, versed, inner

    Antonyms:
    asexual, vegetative, unsexy, apomictic, agamogenetic, agamous, neuter, vegetal, agamic, parthenogenetic, nonsexual, sexless, fissiparous

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sexualadjective

    Synonyms:
    of the sexes

  2. sexualadjective

    Synonyms:
    of the genitals

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How to use sexual in a sentence?

  1. Bobby Blair:

    I'm surprised there aren't more LGBTQ CEOs yet. But boards are becoming more inclusive-minded. We will see more executives from the community, great talent rises to the top. People won't be held back because of their sexual orientation. I hope I live long enough to see a lot more people like Tim Cook.

  2. David Frederick:

    Lesbian women orgasm more often than heterosexual women but less often than men, what makes women orgasm is the focus of pretty intense speculation. Every month, dozens of magazines and online articles highlight different ways to help women achieve orgasm more easily. It is the focus of entire books. For many people, orgasm is an important part of sexual relationships.

  3. Tidjane Thiam:

    A few months ago, I had asked Lara Warner, Peter Goerke and Romeo Cerutti to review our global approach to the handling of claims of sexual harassment at Credit Suisse, having concluded their review, they have made clear recommendations which we will be implementing with immediate effect.

  4. Lena Dunham:

    I just want you to let you know that Harvey’s a rapist and this is going to come out at some point, i think it’s a really bad idea for him to host fund-raisers and be involved because it’s an open secret in Hollywood that he has a problem with sexual assault.

  5. Kristen Carpenter:

    Women don’t talk about sex nearly as much, and very seldom does [any sort of formal] sex ed include talk of pleasure, people often just fall into their sexual lives.


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