Synonyms and antonyms of Pornography, erotica and sex toys in British Thesaurus

adult (adjective)

adult magazines, films, and books are intended for adults and not children because they are about sex

dildo (noun)

a piece of rubber shaped like a penis, used for giving someone sexual pleasure

erotica (noun)

books, films, pictures etc that are intended to make you sexually excited. Erotica is a positive way of describing such things. A more negative word is pornography.

girlie (adjective)

informal a girlie show or magazine shows women wearing no clothes

girly ()

another spelling of girlie

hard-core (adjective)

hard-core pornography shows sex in a very detailed way that looks real, and often involves violence

hot stuff (noun)

informal a piece of writing or a film that is sexually exciting

pole-dancing (noun)

entertainment in night clubs in which young women dance in a sexual way around an upright pole

porn (noun)

informal pornography

porno (adjective)

informal pornographic

pornographer (noun)

someone who makes pornographic books, films etc

pornographic (adjective)

showing or talking about sexual activities in a very obvious way that is intended to make people sexually excited

pornography (noun)

pornographic films, pictures, magazines etc

revenge porn (noun)

the posting of sexually explicit photos or videos of a former partner on the Internet after the relationship has ended

the sex industry (noun)

all the activities in which people pay money in order to have sex or see sex, for example in films and magazines

smut (noun)

showing disapproval pictures of sex, or stories about sex

soft-core (adjective)

soft-core pornography shows sexual images but not sexual acts

soft porn (noun)

films, magazines, photographs etc that show sexual images but not sexual acts

top-shelf (adjective)

informal top-shelf magazines show pictures of naked bodies or sexual activity and are usually kept on the highest shelf in a shop

vibrator (noun)

a piece of equipment that makes small shaking movements, used for sexual pleasure