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porn

[pawrn] / pɔrn /

Part of Speech:

All (17) Adjective (2) Noun (15)

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pornographic adj.
X-rated adj.
erotica n.
obscenity n.
pornographic film n.
pornography n.
profaneness n.
raunch n.
raunchiness n.
ribaldry n.
scatology n.
scurrility n.
scurrilousness n.
smut n.
smuttiness n.
swearword n.
vulgarness n.

ADJECTIVE

pornographic

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adult erotic indecent lewd obscene salacious sexy

WEAK

X-rated explicit graphic porno prurient purple raunchy rough smutty steamy

ADJECTIVE

X-rated

Synonyms

WEAK

adult bawdy dirty erotic fleshy hard-core indecent lascivious lewd obscene off-color porno raunchy sensual sexual sexy smutty steamy

NOUN

erotica

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smut

STRONG

dirt

WEAK

X-rated materials adult literature adult materials obscene art obscene literature sexually explicit art sexually explicit literature soft porn

NOUN

obscenity

Synonyms

STRONGEST

four-letter word indecency pornography profanity smut vulgarity

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness evil filthiness foulness immodesty impropriety impurity indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smuttiness swearword vileness wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word suggestiveness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decency

STRONG

blessing compliment delight goodness happiness joy kindness pleasantry right virtue

WEAK

cleanness innocence morality propriety purity uprightness

NOUN

pornographic film

Synonyms

WEAK

R-17 movie X-rated movie adult movie blue movie hard porn porno film porno flick pornographic movie skin flick soft porn stag film

NOUN

pornography

Synonyms

STRONGEST

smut

STRONG

bawdiness dirt erotica filth indecency porno sexploitation

WEAK

X-rated material X-rated movie adult material adult movie dirty movie girlie magazine hard-core pornography obscene materials porno film sexually explicit material skin flick soft-core pornography stag film

Antonyms

STRONG

cleanliness purity sterility

NOUN

profaneness

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness evil filthiness foulness grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word scurrilousness suggestiveness vulgarness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty pleasantry right tastefulness virtue

NOUN

raunch

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirt dirtiness evil filth filthiness foulness grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience ribaldry salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word scurrilousness suggestiveness vulgarness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing cleanliness compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty morality pleasantry purity right sterility tastefulness virtue

NOUN

raunchiness

Synonyms

WEAK

X-rating abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness dirty name dirty word evil filthiness foulness four-letter word grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility scurrilousness sleaze smut smuttiness suggestiveness swearword vileness vulgarity vulgarness wrong

NOUN

ribaldry

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness bawdry blight blueness coarseness curse dirt dirtiness evil filth filthiness foulness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word suggestiveness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing cleanliness compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty morality pleasantry purity right sterility tastefulness virtue

NOUN

scatology

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness bawdry blight blueness coarseness curse dirt dirtiness evil filth filthiness foulness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profanity prurience ribaldry salacity scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word suggestiveness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing cleanliness compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty morality pleasantry purity right sterility tastefulness virtue

NOUN

scurrility

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness evil filthiness foulness grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience salacity scatology sleaze smut smuttiness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word scurrilousness suggestiveness vulgarness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty pleasantry right tastefulness virtue

NOUN

scurrilousness

Synonyms

WEAK

X-rating abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness dirty name dirty word evil filthiness foulness four-letter word grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness suggestiveness swearword vileness vulgarity vulgarness wrong

NOUN

smut

Synonyms

STRONGEST

erotica filth obscenity

STRONG

bawdiness dirt indecency porno sexploitation

WEAK

X-rated material X-rated movie adult material adult movie dirty movie girlie magazine hard-core pornography indecent material obscene materials porno film sexually explicit material skin flick soft-core pornography stag film

Antonyms

STRONGEST

purity

NOUN

smuttiness

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness evil filthiness foulness grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word scurrilousness suggestiveness vulgarness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty pleasantry right tastefulness virtue

NOUN

swearword

Synonyms

STRONG

abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blasphemy blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness epithet evil expletive filthiness foulness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity oath offense outrage pornography profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility sleaze smut smuttiness vileness vulgarity wrong

WEAK

X-rating dirty name dirty word four-letter word suggestiveness

Antonyms

STRONG

blessing compliment decency delight goodness happiness joy kindness modesty pleasantry right tastefulness virtue

NOUN

vulgarness

Synonyms

WEAK

X-rating abomination affront atrocity bawdiness blight blueness coarseness curse dirtiness dirty name dirty word evil filthiness foulness four-letter word grossness immodesty impropriety impurity indecency indelicacy lewdness licentiousness lubricity offense outrage pornography profaneness profanity prurience salacity scatology scurrility scurrilousness sleaze smut smuttiness suggestiveness swearword vileness vulgarity wrong

Example Sentences

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porn

Cases “still are underreported, under-investigated and under-prosecuted,” said Carrie Goldberg, one of the first lawyers to pursue cases of revenge porn and deepfakes.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

“This isn’t bear porn or AI doomer fan-fiction. The sole intent of this piece is modeling a scenario that’s been relatively underexplored,” they say.

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 23, 2026

“Hamnet” isn’t outright trauma porn; more of a trauma dump.

From Salon ● Nov. 30, 2025

They veered from the prospect of timely, eat-the-rich vengeance porn to unflattering commentary about the rest of us, the other 99% who aren’t Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg or Jeff Bezos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 28, 2025

Tamm you, I wass steerin' by th' win' pefore you wass porn, aye!

From The Brassbounder A Tale of the Sea by David W. Bone