animalistic

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fleshly adj.
sensual adj.
sexual adj.

ADJECTIVE

fleshly

Synonyms

WEAK

animal bodily carnal erotic gross lascivious lewd lustful profane sensual venereal voluptuous

Antonyms

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immaterial mentally religious spiritual

ADJECTIVE

sensual

Synonyms

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exciting sensuous sexual sexy tactile voluptuous

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X-rated animal arousing bodily carnal debauched delightful epicurean fleshly heavy hedonic hot lascivious lecherous lewd libidinous licentious lustful moving pleasing rough sharpened steamy stimulating stirring unchaste unspiritual

Antonyms

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abstemious chaste mental

ADJECTIVE

sexual

Synonyms

STRONGEST

carnal erotic intimate passionate reproductive sensual

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animal bestial fleshly generative genital genitive loving procreative sharing venereal voluptuous wanton

Antonyms

STRONGEST

chaste cold cool dull frigid

WEAK

asexual nonsexual

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Mexicans have plenty of spiritual animalistic icons and regional exclusives that make sense, from the endangered axolotl salamander to Xoloitzcuintle, a hairless dog.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 16, 2026

Now, in the week running up to the Six Nations, he's talking in animalistic terms again.

From BBC ● Feb. 3, 2026

Sigmund Freud thought it related to animalistic behavior and was relevant in humans mostly in terms of behavioral pathology.

From Salon ● Jan. 5, 2025

And when a final showdown arrives — several women and girls chirping out an animalistic warning — the hair on the back of your neck pricks up.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2024

It was a guttural noise, an animalistic noise—

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

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