as in passionate
having a strong sexual desire
a raunchy movie comedy featuring the usual assortment of oversexed teenagers hoping to lose their virginity
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Recent Examples of oversexed
Behold the wholesome, impressionable child star from Pennsylvania who went from placing third in The Next Miley Cyrus Project in 2008 to molding art and body to meet an oversexed societal mandate.
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Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
In the film, Earth’s rocky next-door neighbor is in a bit of a crisis: After a literal battle of the sexes, Martian men are dying out, leaving the domineering and oversexed Martian women in a terrible state.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Wentworth plays a loving yet oversexed, no-filter mom; infusing the character with her signature candor and admits to aspiring to make her onscreen daughter as uncomfortable as possible for the sake of comedy.
—Xian Horn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The show, a Ryan Murphy production, lasted only two seasons, but Powell’s performance as an oversexed college student turned heads.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Embedded in the dangerous, oversexed bad boy rock ‘n roll package is an irrepressible sense of humor that feels like Idol is making fun of himself over anyone else.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
The image of Chaplin the man had become virtually the inverse of the Tramp’s: oversexed, ungenerous, anti-American.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2025
Carpenter, too, somehow seems both sexless and oversexed.
—Amanda Petrusich, New Yorker, 2 Sep. 2025
In the film, Earth’s rocky next-door neighbor is in a bit of a crisis: After a literal battle of the sexes, Martian men are dying out, leaving the domineering and oversexed Martian women in a terrible state.
—Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2025
Angela is a bad mother who is oversexed and spoiled by her new husband.
—Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 19 Nov. 2024
Wentworth plays a loving yet oversexed, no-filter mom; infusing the character with her signature candor and admits to aspiring to make her onscreen daughter as uncomfortable as possible for the sake of comedy.
—Xian Horn, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
The show, a Ryan Murphy production, lasted only two seasons, but Powell’s performance as an oversexed college student turned heads.
—Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 7 June 2024
Embedded in the dangerous, oversexed bad boy rock ‘n roll package is an irrepressible sense of humor that feels like Idol is making fun of himself over anyone else.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 15 Dec. 2023
The image of Chaplin the man had become virtually the inverse of the Tramp’s: oversexed, ungenerous, anti-American.
—Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 13 Nov. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oversexed
Adjective
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Kaif Shaikh Kaif Shaikh is a journalist and writer passionate about turning complex information into clear, impactful stories.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
17 Sep. 2025
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Investing in employee growth creates passionate advocates who deliver exceptional customer experiences, which then builds community goodwill.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Cities are crowded and hot, beaches are packed, and days seamlessly shift into night, leaving hardly any time to freshen up before dinner.—
Lane Nieset,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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Some of jazz and R&B's biggest names from the early and mid-20th century played their Louisville gigs at a certain hot nightclub in a bustling business district.—
Leo Bertucci,
Louisville Courier Journal,
20 Sep. 2025
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Goggins, with many shirt buttons undone, is a libidinous waiter who takes his flirting with the mothers to extremes.—
Omar L. Gallaga,
Los Angeles Times,
11 May 2025
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Their libidinous preoccupations, like those of the protagonists of Superbad, Booksmart and more recently Bottoms, are familiar.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Apr. 2025
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This is going to be a very horny, very sumptuous, and possibly indeed demented movie, apparently featuring a fair amount of finger sucking and BDSM: Of course, despite its reputation (?), Wuthering Heights (1847) is a deeply unsexy book.—
Emily Temple
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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This Mary is horny, drunk, and completely belligerent about her dream of being a cabaret star.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There is nothing quite so sluttish, apparently, as a lustful pistil.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
5 Sep. 2025
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He’s got a strong, if not particularly nuanced, voice that served him well over the lustful screams from the audience, which was heavy on young women and families.—
Ross Raihala,
Twin Cities,
23 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Bagci remains held without bail on four felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child younger than 14 by force or fear, the Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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The six-person jury, made up of five men and one woman, convicted Ramos-Aviles of three of seven lewd and lascivious molestation charges for each of the three victims.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Arriving in January, the California Post will be Murdoch’s transplant of his right-leaning tabloid the New York Post, replete with shrill headlines and randy gossip.—
Peter Bart,
Deadline,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Bull winds up in an unintended liaison with the randy Molasses (Michelle Buteau), which proves unfortunate when Honey unexpectedly bursts in on them.—
Frank Scheck,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Although all signs point to the woman's lecherous boss as her kidnapper, Morgan is convinced the Game Maker is ultimately behind the crime.—
Kelly Lawler,
USA Today,
17 Sep. 2025
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After finding some maps in the study — and after withstanding another near-miss with the lecherous Simon — Julia makes a break for it one evening.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Oversexed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oversexed. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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