as in suggestive
hinting at or intended to call to mind matters regarded as indecent
the bridal shower was filled with risqué banter and laughter
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Recent Examples of risqué
Those include photos of his bedroom in New York, his risque wall art and a taxidermied tiger.
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Joe Walsh, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
And before long, the showgirls and their risque routines began to seem outdated, compared to the gravity-defining, high-tech, and appropriate-for-all-ages stunts of a neo-circus.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Oct. 2025
After The Wall Street Journal report described a risque drawing that Trump was said to have sent to Epstein decades ago, Trump sued the paper, its owner and reporters.
—Clarence Page, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
Jennifer Garner joked in the comments Gwyneth Paltrow is sharing a new recipe for one of her favorite breakfasts — and opting for a risque look in the process.
—Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 15 June 2025
Senior leaders at the social media behemoth were reportedly aware of the chatbots’ tendencies to foray into risque and explicit discussions and multiple staffers flagged their concerns internally.
—Rashi Shrivastava, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Her latest red carpet appearance is aligned since the track is a bit risque.
—Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 11 Apr. 2025
Many deemed her performances as being quite risque, but DeSanto always took pride in her rowdy live shows.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for risqué
Adjective
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The agents’ demand that Good exit her vehicle is suggestive of an intent to take her into custody.—
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At the same time, there is no denying that Rodriguez’s 23-page complaint filed December 25 is full of potentially damning text message screen grabs, remarks about oral sex and other suggestive conversation from an allegedly predatory Perry.—
Adjective
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Rye whiskey is the drier and spicier cousin of bourbon with an herbaceous edge, an edge which (as with the Sazerac, La Louisiane and others) is given a few dozen exclamation points with a dash of absinthe.—
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This creamy, cheesy pasta dish gets its extra spicy flavor from Andouille sausage, pepper Jack cheese, and Cajun seasoning.—
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“Risqué.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/risqu%C3%A9. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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