Racy

Antonyms for racy:

flat, tasteless, immobile, unsexy, spiritless, dead, insipid.

Synonyms for racy:

Sense 1

lewd.

Sense 2

off-color, salty, provocative, suggestive.

Sense 3

scabrous.

Sense 4

earthy.

stimulating

exciting.

all (adjective)

lively.

earthy (adjective)

ribald.

energetic, zestful (adjective)

forcible, spirited, spicy, lively, zesty, sprightly, mettlesome, salty, snappy, exciting, rich, animated, vivacious, piquant.

risqué, vulgar (adjective)

blue, bawdy, off-color, suggestive, naughty, lewd.

vulgar (adjective)

blue.

Sense 2 (noun)

lewd, suggestive.

racy (noun)

gamey, blue, naughty, risque, spicy, gamy, spirited, lively, juicy.

Usage examples for racy:

• Stanley was racy and flowery. - "Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland", Henry B. Stanton.
• At this stage of the proceedings there occurred a scene thoroughly " racy of the soil" of which most of the noblemen and gentlemen present were natives. - "Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888", Edward VII.
• Certainly I shall if I don't soon learn some good racy Italian. - "The Emancipated", George Gissing.