sex-negative

adjective

Having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.

Opposite
sex-positive
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Meanings

adjectivesex-negative (comparative more sex-negative, superlative most sex-negative)

comparative more sex-negative · superlative most sex-negative

  1. Having a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.

    In North America, sexual values tend to be sex-negative and thus contribute to the development of sexual difficulties.

    2012, Richard McAnulty, editor, Sex in College: The Things They Don't Write Home About, ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 246
    1 more example

    The sexual climate produced by a war on pornography is a sex-negative climate, and its antisexualism permeates society.

    1988, John Money, Gay, Straight, and In-between, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 177

    Antonyms: sex-positive

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving a generally negative view of sexuality; seeking to repress and control the libido; (in particular) seeking to ban sex work, pornography, and kinky or unusual kinds of sex.

Opposite
sex-positive
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APA

sex-negative. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex-negative

MLA

“sex-negative.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex-negative. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex-negative,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex-negative.

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