PORNOGRAPHIC Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

pornographic

adjective

Definition of pornographic

as in adult

dealing in or with explicitly sexual material opposition to a pornographic bookstore opening in the neighborhood

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as in obscene

depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society the store kept all of its pornographic DVDs locked up, thus ensuring that they would be accessible only to adults

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Recent Examples of pornographic On the day of the $50 million demand, a WeChat chat on one of her phones shows pornographic images arriving and being sent back with Victim-1’s face grafted on, the complaint says. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026 The filing follows a separate legal battle launched by Meloni in 2024 against a man accused of creating and posting deepfake pornographic images using her likeness. — ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026 Current Florida law says a school district can review and remove a book after a complaint has been made that a book is pornographic, obscene or isn’t age appropriate. — Ana Goñi-Lessan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026 The teacher admitted to having inappropriate conversations and sending pornographic videos to the former student. — Christian Cervantes, AZCentral.com, 20 Sep. 2026 The resident is Eugene Horsch, 44, who previously lived there with his late father, pornographic filmmaker and photographer Raymond Horsch. — Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 Parents of students at Sunset Park Elementary School are stunned following the arrest of a former teacher accused of inappropriately touching students and displaying pornographic images. — Anna McAllister, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026 Authorities say the girl was subsequently subjected to threats, emotional blackmail, surveillance and physical violence and forced to produce pornographic material and participate in online webcam sessions. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Sep. 2026 The sheriff’s office said Ahlers had hundreds, and possibly thousands, of pornographic photos and videos of children on his hard drive. — Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pornographic

Adjective

While on the ground, the eagle was seen in a fight with two sub-adult eagles, according to the nonprofit.

— Assistant Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026
The encounter is rare because the vast majority of sub-adult and adult sharks end up at Cape Cod, Dodd said.

— Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 7 July 2026

Definition of adult

Adjective

Another bemoaned the amount of money spent on Marsh’s NIL deal, using similar obscene language.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026
The disingenuous campaign ads, the obscene amount of money that is spent to air them and the promises that are rarely fulfilled are enough to make one cynical.

— Cal Thomas, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of obscene

Adjective

Their research included the study of the erotic novels penned by Spanish writer and fashion designer Álvaro Retana, who also wrote lyrics for saucy songs of the type that Cruz performs in La Bola Negra.

— Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
Raymond Horsch, who once lived in the house and died last year, was an erotic filmmaker whose work depicted violent themes, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer.

— Danny Freeman, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of erotic

Adjective

Continue reading … SOUR NOTE — Hayley Williams unleashes vulgar insult at DHS after agency defends ICE officers.

— , FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
This has made some machine translations comically inaccurate, sometimes turning innocuous words into vulgar references in English.

— Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of vulgar

Adjective

The bodies of Machado and her daughters were discovered days later after a neighbor noticed a foul odor coming from the home.

— CBS Miami Team, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Caminero pulled Smith’s first-pitch splitter off the left-field foul pole for a two-run homer that gave the Rays a 5-1 lead.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of foul

Adjective

The effect dissipates somewhat whenever Cahyono resorts to less suggestive, more blatantly surreal imagery.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Though revealing, his version of naked dressing was tantalizingly suggestive rather than explicitly bare.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of suggestive

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