promiscuous
characterized by or involving indiscriminate mingling or association, especially having sexual relations with a number of partners on a casual basis.
consisting of parts, elements, or individuals of different kinds brought together without order.
indiscriminate; without discrimination; not selective.
Origin of promiscuous
1synonym study For promiscuous
Other words for promiscuous
1 | licentious; abandoned, wild |
2 | mixed, confused, jumbled; motley |
3 | random, nonselective, undiscriminating, unmethodical, unselective, unsystematic |
4 | thoughtless, unthinking, unconsidered |
Opposites for promiscuous
Other words from promiscuous
- pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
- pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
- hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
- hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
- hy·per·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
- non·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
- non·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
- non·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
- un·pro·mis·cu·ous, adjective
- un·pro·mis·cu·ous·ly, adverb
- un·pro·mis·cu·ous·ness, noun
Words Nearby promiscuous
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How to use promiscuous in a sentence
Chimps are extremely promiscuous, so if you want to be the father, you have to contend with the female having mated with multiple males.
He declared that Western women are sexually promiscuous in a manner not even found in the natural world.
50 Shades of Iran: The Mullahs’ Kinky Fantasies about Sex in the West | IranWire, Shima Sharabi | January 1, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWar makes strange bedfellows and the U.S. has certainly been promiscuous before choosing its allies in past wars.
America Has an Unannounced ISIS Strategy, And It Involves Iran | Jacob Siegel | September 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMandegary declared Western women are sexually promiscuous in a manner not even found in the natural world.
The Iranian Islamic Fundamentalist’s Handbook on Sex in the West | IranWire | July 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSecond, I have a pretty promiscuous relationship to the rules.
Forget Bipartisan Golf, Obama, and Play Against Me | Michael Tomasky | May 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
This “promiscuous” invocation of religious freedom would deny equal rights to those with different religious convictions—or none.
How ‘Religious Freedom’ Is Hurting Everyone’s Freedom | Robert Shrum | March 5, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYet even for the professional vagrant the promiscuous London casual ward of 1864 was not to be extended.
English Poor Law Policy | Sidney WebbThe galleries are used by a promiscuous company of worshippers, who keep good order and make no undue noises.
Our Churches and Chapels | AtticusBut, how shall we know the wisest and the best from the most depraved, in such a promiscuous throng as usually crowd a theatre?
The Sheepfold and the Common, Vol. II (of 2) | Timothy EastMen wreck marriage because they are promiscuous; and women wreck it because they are parasites.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton SinclairGerard was not going to throw himself into any vulgar promiscuous struggle, and collected himself with an effort.
The Luck of Gerard Ridgeley | Bertram Mitford
British Dictionary definitions for promiscuous
/ (prəˈmɪskjʊəs) /
indulging in casual and indiscriminate sexual relationships
consisting of a number of dissimilar parts or elements mingled in a confused or indiscriminate manner
indiscriminate in selection
casual or heedless
Origin of promiscuous
1Derived forms of promiscuous
- promiscuously, adverb
- promiscuousness, noun
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