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Synonyms and antonyms of Sexual activity in British Thesaurus

Sexual activity

ass (noun)

Americanimpolite sexual activity

the birds and the bees ()

the facts about sex, when they are explained to children for the first time

blow job (noun)

very informal the practice of sucking a man’s sex organ to give him sexual pleasure

bonk (noun)

informalBritish an act of having sex

buggery (noun)

anal sex

carnal knowledge (noun)

old-fashioned sexual intercourse

climax (noun)

an orgasm

coitus (noun)

formal the act of having sex

cottaging (noun)

Britishinformal sexual activity between gay men in public places such as toilets

coupling (noun)

literary sexual activity

cybersex (noun)

the use of the Internet to have sexual experiences, for example by having a sexual conversation with someone

encounter (noun)

an occasion when people have sex, especially in a way that was not planned

the facts of life ()

the facts about sex and how babies are made

favours (noun)

old-fashioned sexual acts that one person agrees to do with another

free love (noun)

the idea that people should have the freedom to have sex with as many different people as they like, whether or not they are married or in a relationship

fuck (noun)

offensive an extremely offensive word for an act of having sex with someone

gang bang (noun)

informal a situation in which a group of people have sex with one person, usually using force

gang bang (noun)

informal a situation in which a lot of people have sex together at the same time

hanky-panky (noun)

informal sexual activity

intimacy (noun)

formal the sexual act. This word is used especially by lawyers or the police

know someone in the biblical way/sense ()

to have had sex with someone

lovemaking (noun)

sex, especially between people who love each other

the missionary position (noun)

a position for having sex in which a man and woman lie facing each other with the man on top and the woman on her back

nookie (noun)

humorous sexual activity

one-night stand (noun)

a situation in which two people have sex once and then do not have a relationship with each other

oral sex (noun)

sexual activity in which one person uses their mouth on another person’s sexual organs in order to give them pleasure

penetration (noun)

a sexual act in which a man puts his penis into his partner’s vagina or anus

phone sex (noun)

communication by phone in which people talk to each other for sexual pleasure

pillow talk (noun)

informal conversations between sexual partners when they are in bed together

position (noun)

a way that two people place their bodies when they are having sex

potency (noun)

the physical ability of a man to have sex

quickie (noun)

informal used in a humorous way for talking about sex that people have in a hurry

romp (noun)

mainly journalism an occasion on which people have sex without intending to have a serious relationship

safe sex (noun)

sexual activity in which people are careful to avoid getting diseases, for example by using condoms

screw (noun)

impolite an act of having sex

sex life (noun)

someone’s sexual relationships or activities

sexual intercourse (noun)

the act of having sex, especially sex between a man and woman in which the man puts his penis inside the woman’s vagina. Sexual intercourse is often simply called intercourse.

sexual relations ()

the act of having sex with someone

shag (noun)

Britishimpolite an act of having sex with someone

slap and tickle (noun)

Britishhumorous sexual activity, especially when it does not involve serious feelings

sodomy (noun)

a sexual act in which a man puts his penis into another person’s anus

threesome (noun)

an occasion when three people have sex together

union (noun)

very formal the activity of having sex