promiscuous
Many casual partners
Promiscuous describes someone who has many sexual partners without commitment or selectivity: He was promiscuous in his twenties.
The word carries judgment—it implies behavior outside social norms, applied more harshly to women than men.
A broader, less common sense means indiscriminate mixing or lack of discrimination generally: a promiscuous blend of styles, promiscuous in his reading habits.
Casual sex, many partners
- casual sexUncommitted physical intimacy
- hookupsCasual intimate encounters
- one-night standsCasual sexual encounters, once
- flingsThrows or brief affairs
loose · wanton · libertine · licentious · lecherous · lustful · oversexed · bed-hopping
Without standards for choosing
- undiscriminatingNot making distinctions
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
- randomOccurring without pattern
- haphazardLacking organization or plan
wholesale · careless · thoughtless · uncritical · casual · arbitrary · unfussy · broad
Married person's sexual betrayal
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- affairsMatters requiring attention
- mistressIllicit female lover
philanderer · adulterer · cuckold · betrayal · faithlessness · womanizing · two-timing · extramarital
Of many types
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- assortedOf various sorts
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
- variedDiffering in type
eclectic · multifarious · manifold · wide-ranging · omnivorous · unfocused · scattered · diffuse
Criticizing perceived female promiscuity
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- double standardUnequally applied moral code
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
- moralityRight and wrong principles
purity · virtue · modesty · respectability · prudishness · scarlet letter · loose morals · fallen
sleeping around
Casual sex, many partners
- casual sexUncommitted physical intimacy
- hookupsCasual intimate encounters
- one-night standsCasual sexual encounters, once
flings · loose · wanton · libertine · licentious · lecherous · lustful · oversexed · bed-hopping · philandering
unselective
Without standards for choosing
- undiscriminatingNot making distinctions
- indiscriminateLacking selective judgment
- randomOccurring without pattern
haphazard · wholesale · careless · thoughtless · uncritical · casual · arbitrary · unfussy · broad · wide-ranging
adultery
Married person's sexual betrayal
- cheatingDeceptive rule-breaking
- unfaithfulnessBreach of romantic commitment
- affairsMatters requiring attention
mistress · philanderer · adulterer · cuckold · betrayal · faithlessness · womanizing · two-timing · extramarital · straying
diverse
Of many types
- mixedBlended from varied elements
- assortedOf various sorts
- heterogeneousConsisting of dissimilar elements
varied · eclectic · multifarious · manifold · wide-ranging · omnivorous · unfocused · scattered · diffuse · dilettante
slut-shaming
Criticizing perceived female promiscuity
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- double standardUnequally applied moral code
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
morality · purity · virtue · modesty · respectability · prudishness · scarlet letter · loose morals · fallen · disreputable
- eroticaerotic, erotic literature, eroticism, erotica, sensuality
promiscuousselective
Choosing with care
discriminating · choosy · discerning · particular · careful