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Synonyms for sex
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Wiktionary3.8 / 5 votes

  1. sexnoun

    Sexual intercourse; the act of sexual intercourse.

    Synonyms:
    sexual intercourse, coitus

  2. sexnoun

    Synonyms:
    gender

English Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 2 votes

  1. sex

    Sex is a distinction among living beings; it is also the characteristic by which most living beings are distinguished from inanimate things, which are of no sex; gender is a distinction in language partially corresponding to this distinction in nature; while there are but two sexes, there are in some languages, as in English and German, three genders. The French language has but two genders and makes the names of all inanimate objects either masculine or feminine; some languages are without the distinction of gender, and those that maintain it are often quite arbitrary in its application. We speak of the masculine or feminine gender, the male or female sex.

    Synonyms:
    gender

Princeton's WordNet3.7 / 3 votes

  1. sexual activity, sexual practice, sex, sex activitynoun

    activities associated with sexual intercourse

    "they had sex in the back seat"

    Synonyms:
    sexual practice, sexual activity, sexuality, sex activity, sexual urge, gender

  2. sexnoun

    either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

    "the war between the sexes"

    Synonyms:
    sexual practice, sexual activity, sexuality, sex activity, sexual urge, gender

  3. sex, sexual urgenoun

    all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses

    "he wanted a better sex life"; "the film contained no sex or violence"

    Synonyms:
    sexual practice, sexual activity, sexuality, sex activity, sexual urge, gender

  4. sex, gender, sexualityverb

    the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles

    "she didn't want to know the sex of the foetus"

    Synonyms:
    sexual urge, grammatical gender, sexuality, sexual practice, sexual activity, gender, sex activity

  5. arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind upverb

    stimulate sexually

    "This movie usually arouses the male audience"

    Synonyms:
    wind, trip out, kindle, charge, excite, end up, arouse, put forward, awake, trip, shake up, shake, come alive, get off, commove, energize, perk up, agitate, hinge on, enkindle, wake up, stir, wake, elicit, energise, finish, stimulate, fire, rouse, finish up, bring up, depend upon, conjure up, fetch up, ride, depend on, devolve on, land up, hinge upon, raise, waken, turn on, call down, provoke, wind up, call forth, invoke, charge up, awaken, brace, evoke, conjure, switch on

  6. sexverb

    tell the sex (of young chickens)

    Synonyms:
    wind up, arouse, excite, turn on

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Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. sexnoun

    Associated words:
    sexual, gender, bisexual, unisexual, epicene, hermaphrodite, hermaphroditism, androgyne, androgyny, gonad

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How to use sex in a sentence?

  1. Lee Merritt:

    These offenses occurred while our client was being groomed to join Kelly’s sex cult.

  2. Kristin Kreuk:

    The accusations that I was in the ‘ inner circle ’ or recruited women as ‘ sex slaves ’ are blatantly false, during my time, I never experienced any illegal or nefarious activity. I am horrified and disgusted by what has come out about DOS.

  3. David Schmid:

    The O.J. Simpson case brings together everything our culture is fascinated by - namely sex, sports, violence, celebrity and, in this case, race.

  4. Leonardo Trasande:

    But we already know phthalates mess with the male sex hormone, testosterone, which is a predictor of adult cardiovascular disease. And we already know that these exposures can contribute to multiple conditions associated with mortality, such as obesity and diabetes.

  5. Barack Obama:

    To Malia and Sasha and their friends, discrimination in any form against anyone doesn't make sense. It doesn't dawn on them that friends who are gay or friends' parents who are same-sex couple should be treated any differently. That's powerful.


Translations for sex

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  • geslagAfrikaans
  • سيكس, مجامعة, جماع, جنس, تسافدArabic
  • cins, seksAzerbaijani
  • плоць, сэкс, пол, секс, палавы́я зно́сіныBelarusian
  • съвокупле́ние, полово́ сноше́ние, секс, полBulgarian
  • লিঙ্গ, সেক্সBengali
  • sexe, sexarCatalan, Valencian
  • sex, pohlavní styk, pohlaví, styk, souložCzech
  • samleje, sex, seksuel omgang, kneppe, erotik, kønsliv, bolle, kønsbestemme, seksualliv, kønDanish
  • Sex, Geschlecht, Geschlechtsverkehr, Sex haben, sexenGerman
  • σεξ, έρωτας, συνουσιάζομαι, φύλο, συνουσίαGreek
  • seksoEsperanto
  • relación, sexo, género, sexar, sexualSpanish
  • suguEstonian
  • همخوابگی, جنسیت, سکس, جنس, ارتباط جنسیPersian
  • rakastella, yhdyntä, seksi, sukupuoliFinnish
  • rapport sexuel, sexe, sexer, culFrench
  • gnéasIrish
  • gnèScottish Gaelic
  • સેક્સ, મૈથુનGujarati
  • keintysManx
  • מין, מגדר, יחסי מין, קיים יחסים, זיין, סקסHebrew
  • लिंग, सेक्स, मैथुनHindi
  • közösülés, szex, nemHungarian
  • սեռ, սեռական հարաբերություն, սեքսArmenian
  • sexoInterlingua
  • jenis kelamin, jenis, seksIndonesian
  • dinàkọIgbo
  • kynIcelandic
  • fare sesso, sessoItalian
  • מיןHebrew
  • セックスする, 性別, セックス, 性交Japanese
  • სქესი, სექსიGeorgian
  • жыныс, сексKazakh
  • ជាតិលិង្គ, ការរួមភេទ, លិង្គKhmer
  • ಲೈಂಗಿಕತೆKannada
  • 성행위, 성, 성교, 성별, 섹스, 성관계Korean
  • zayend, guhnelî, gan, perîn, cinsiyet, têkiliyên zayendî, cins, seks, cotbûnKurdish
  • секс, жынысKyrgyz
  • sexus, sexLatin
  • ລິງ, ເພດLao
  • lytis, seksas, mylėtisLithuanian
  • sekss, dzimumsLatvian
  • сексуа́лен однос, полов однос, пол, сексMacedonian
  • ലിംഗം, മൈഥുനം, സംഭോഗം, ലൈംഗികബന്ധംMalayalam
  • хүйсMongolian
  • कामजीवनMarathi
  • jantinaMalay
  • sessMaltese
  • လိင်Burmese
  • samleie, sexNorwegian
  • geslachtsgemeenschap, vrijen, sekse, seks, geslachtDutch
  • samlege, sex, samleieNorwegian Nynorsk
  • kjønn, sexNorwegian
  • seks, seksować, płećPolish
  • sexo, transaPortuguese
  • relații sexuale, sexRomanian
  • совокупле́ние, полово́й акт, полово́е сноше́ние, пол, сексRussian
  • сексуални однос, spolni odnos, спол, пол, сполни однос, pol, spol, секс, seksualni odnos, seksSerbo-Croatian
  • sex, súlož, pohlavný styk, pohlavieSlovak
  • spolni odnos, séks, spolSlovene
  • gjiniAlbanian
  • kön, samlag, knulla, sex, könsbestämma, kSwedish
  • ngonoSwahili
  • பாலுறவு, உடலுறவ, செக்ஸ்Tamil
  • రతి, మైధునము, లింగము, సంభోగముTelugu
  • ҷинсият, ҷинс, шаҳват, сексTajik
  • ลิงค์, เพศ, เซ็กส์Thai
  • pol, jyns, seksTurkmen
  • pagtalik, kasarian, kantotTagalog
  • cins, cinsiyet, seks, cinsel ilişkiTurkish
  • секс, стате́ві зно́сини, лю́бощі, статьUkrainian
  • جنس, سیکس, جنسیUrdu
  • jins, seks, shahvoniy, jinsiy aloqaUzbek
  • giao cấu, giới tínhVietnamese
  • געשלעכטYiddish
  • 性爱Chinese

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