FLIRTATIOUS Synonyms: 6 Similar and Opposite Words

flirtatious

adjective

Definition of flirtatious

as in flirty

feeling or showing a sexual attraction for someone that is usually not meant to be taken seriously feeling flirtatious a flirtatious smile a flirtatious mood

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uncoy

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Recent Examples of flirtatious Older episodes, including ones with Damson Idris, Sabrina Carpenter, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and that flirtatious Andrew Garfield interview, will also be available to stream on Netflix. — Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026 Donovan portrayed the flirtatious Ginger LaMonica on season 6 of the primetime teen soap. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Sep. 2026 Hernández serves as the production’s general director and plays La Lota, the zarzuela’s flirtatious heroine. — Miguel Sirgado, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026 The format was part talk show, part first date, and the tone was often flirtatious and awkward, spawning several viral moments over the years. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 3 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flirtatious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for flirtatious

Adjective

The skirts were super flirty and bounced a lot and everyone in the audience looked hot.

— Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026
She’s also being followed by men trying to kill her, which is less flirty.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of flirty

Adjective

For the slightly more modest, there’s lace, crochet, and semisheer fabrics that play a coquettish reveal/conceal game à la the scrim in Unzipped.

— Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
The hero, or antihero, of the story is Ichabod Crane, a rather ridiculous-looking schoolmaster who has set his cap for Katrina Van Tassel, the beautiful, coquettish daughter of a wealthy Dutch farmer.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of coquettish

Adjective

While Yandex, Sberbank and VKontakte are coy about the damage, people and businesses across Russia have reported widespread interruptions to cloud services.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
In hopes of wedding out any future frustrations, Paley is not being coy about that subject.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of coy

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