Synonyms for raunchy
ˈrɔn tʃi, ˈrɑn-raunchy

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1. raunchyadjective

   earthy and sexually explicit

   "a raunchy novel"

   Synonyms:
   grimy, grungy, begrimed, obscene, lewd, grubby, dingy, salacious

   Antonyms:
   clean, unobjectionable, unsexy

2. lewd, obscene, raunchy, salaciousadjective

   suggestive of or tending to moral looseness

   "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"

   Synonyms:
   grimy, salacious, detestable, repugnant, grungy, dingy, lubricious, lascivious, libidinous, begrimed, lustful, grubby, prurient, repulsive, obscene, abhorrent, lewd

   Antonyms:
   unsexy, clean, unobjectionable

3. begrimed, dingy, grimy, grubby, grungy, raunchyadjective

   thickly covered with ingrained dirt or soot

   "a miner's begrimed face"; "dingy linen"; "grimy hands"; "grubby little fingers"; "a grungy kitchen"

   Synonyms:
   grimy, dreary, grungy, muddied, dingy, drear, grim, dirty, gloomy, dismal, blue, dark, begrimed, drab, grubby, salacious, obscene, lewd, sorry, muddy, disconsolate

   Antonyms:
   clean, unsexy, unobjectionable

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1. Vicki Lawrence:

   Oh God, she was so bawdy ! She was such a naughty girl, she had such a raunchy sense of humor.