lewd
6 synonyms and 1 antonym for lewd, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Adj — Sexually indecent or vulgar in a crude, offensive way.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
How to use lewd
The word patterns that sound natural to a native speaker.
lewd comments
lewd behavior
lewd conduct
A fairly formal or legal-sounding word — often used in news reports and court contexts ("lewd conduct").
Etymology
From Old English laewede ("unlearned, lay, not a member of the clergy"). The word originally just meant "uneducated" or "common," and drifted over centuries toward its modern sense of crude and sexually indecent.
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