MASTURBATORY Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

masturbatory

adjective

Definition of masturbatory

as in onanistic

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Recent Examples of masturbatory More than masturbatory daydreams, Vladimir inspires our heroine to write with abandon, ignoring professional and personal obligations in service to her muse. — Alison Herman, Variety, 5 Mar. 2026 Judging by trophy videos posted to Reddit, most users are training Ani to assist them in baroque masturbatory fantasies. — Hari Kunzru, Artforum, 1 Dec. 2025 Bardo for being masturbatory and self-pitying, Empire of Light for being shallow and unfocused. — Vulture, 24 Jan. 2023 Strickland, responding to a question from Tolley about the oddest thing he’d been asked to endorse, recalls being approached by the manufacturer of a masturbatory aid. — Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2022 And this use was a selling point, not a secret, during an era of anti-masturbatory rhetoric. — Kim Adams, Discover Magazine, 30 June 2020

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Likewise, the intensely retrograde gender politics—and the text’s out-of-control, onanistic eroticism—seem fairly personal and specific.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025

Definition of onanistic

Adjective

This isn’t Musgraves’ first venture into lifestyle products with a distinctly sensual bent.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 21 Aug. 2026
With the new immersive sound system, orchestra impact becomes a matter of technology, giving individual instruments paranormal prominence and turning full orchestra glory into a sensual sound bath.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of sensual

Adjective

Parton was a larger-than-life personality who was known for her glitzy costumes, voluptuous figure, and bouffant hairstyle.

— Shaun Boyd, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026
The Bugatti Type 57 epitomizes that aesthetic power, exemplified by a low-slung body defined by voluptuous curves.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of voluptuous

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