Raunchy
Raunchy adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: inappropriately used office e-mail for an exchange of raunchy jokes
Wanton
Wanton adjective - Depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society.
Usage example: that novel was once regarded as a wanton tale of forbidden love
Raunchy and wanton are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Raunchy" instead an adjective "Wanton".
Nearby Word: wantonly
Mutual synonyms
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Wanton and Raunchy. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 29, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/raunchy/wanton
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