as in wise
displaying or marked by rude boldness
a cheeky comment about something that was none of her business
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Recent Examples of cheeky
My favorite drink was the Rumor Has It, a cheeky play on a classic Negroni with strawberry-rhubarb Isolation Proof gin.
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Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
And Conan O’Brien voices a cheeky new character, a potty-training device named Smarty Pants.
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Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where golf WAG Jena Sims gives Brooks Koepka a cheeky send-off before battling the elements at Shinnecock Hills.
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Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Vivid, brutal, cheeky, slightly magical, very performable is The Cremation of Sam McGee, like much of Robert Service’s writing.
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Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cheeky
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
19 June 2026
And Conan O’Brien voices a cheeky new character, a potty-training device named Smarty Pants.
—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
19 June 2026
Welcome to a Thursday Nightcaps — the one where golf WAG Jena Sims gives Brooks Koepka a cheeky send-off before battling the elements at Shinnecock Hills.
—
Zach Dean Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
18 June 2026
Vivid, brutal, cheeky, slightly magical, very performable is The Cremation of Sam McGee, like much of Robert Service’s writing.
—
Literary Hub,
17 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cheeky
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheeky
Adjective
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Let curiosity guide cooperation toward a wiser agreement.
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Grantham is either a wise veteran warning investors again or a permanent bear who fails to understand a new financial system.
Adjective
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Below are five bold predictions about what the world of artificial intelligence will look like in the year 2030.
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Pheromone perfume has flooded social media feeds with bold claims about boosting attraction, but the science behind these scented sprays is murkier than the marketing suggests.
Adjective
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In it, teenage best friends, Claire and Hailey (Levesque), discover a sassy mermaid named Aquamarine washed ashore after a storm.
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Orange dream freeze at Your 3rd Spot A little sweet and a little sassy, the orange dream freeze satisfies a hankering for a cocktail and a dessert.
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Martinis would segue to meals of earthy, saucy pastas.
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The fish is seared in the pan, then removed to make way for a saucy saute of onion, garlic, sweet and hot peppers, and tomatoes that is flavored with wine, olives, capers and thyme.
Adjective
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Mantello wasn’t being impudent.
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His first goal was pretty enough, an inch-perfect sidefoot just inside Donnarumma’s far post, but his second was a work of impudent art.
Adjective
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In their quest for the best produce, the trio searched around each location for the best butchers and bakeries to acquire fresh meat and bread each day.
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Rework the line, reschedule the plan, or return to an old idea with fresher eyes.
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Many also thought that Red44 was becoming too public, too brazen, too loud, and no one was louder than Nathan Burdette.
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The brazen daylight shooting happened in the city’s most populous borough, Côte-des-Neiges, and ended after a shootout with the suspect, who was also killed.
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Sipos as Dean, the life of the party, confident bordering on cocky.
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The city had a thriving poker scene in the early two-thousands, with enormous jackpots exchanging hands in empty warehouses and office parks, and Pughsley quickly earned a reputation for being loud and cocky.
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“Cheeky.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheeky. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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