FLIRTATIOUS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

flirtatious

adjective

Definition of flirtatious

as in flirty

feeling or showing a sexual attraction for someone that is usually not meant to be taken seriously feeling flirtatious a flirtatious smile a flirtatious mood

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Recent Examples of flirtatious The format was part talk show, part first date, and the tone was often flirtatious and awkward, spawning several viral moments over the years. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 What began as a flirtatious game of truth or dare initiated by an unknown account quickly spiraled into extortion. — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026 Playful, flirtatious and constantly in motion, the track proves how much energy can come from groove alone. — Brittney Williams, Billboard, 25 Aug. 2026 The couple appeared to end the getaway on a positive note after Alli, encouraged by the other women, sent Jesse a flirtatious text while out for the evening. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flirtatious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirtatious

Adjective

She’s also being followed by men trying to kill her, which is less flirty.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026
Hannah Frampton is a flirty and believable Katherina Cavalieri, and McKenna Marmolejo as Constanze who movingly portrays Mozart’s wife, who has to deal with the fall out after all the fun shuts down.

— Doni Wilson, Houston Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of flirty

Adjective

For the slightly more modest, there’s lace, crochet, and semisheer fabrics that play a coquettish reveal/conceal game à la the scrim in Unzipped.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The hero, or antihero, of the story is Ichabod Crane, a rather ridiculous-looking schoolmaster who has set his cap for Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful, coquettish daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of coquettish

Adjective

Both Coogler and Hulu are being coy about how this new series will fit into the continuity of the original show.

— Ian Stokes, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2026
Those albums treated homecoming as a means of rebirth and reclamation; creole culture moves on the same wavelength but is more coy about the references.

— Stephen Kearse, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of coy

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