Synonyms of corn-fed

corn-fed

adjective

ˈkȯrn-ˌfed 

as in rustic

tiresomely obvious and unsophisticated

the musical's corn-fed humor harkens back to a more innocent, unjaded era

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rustic
• cornball
• hokey
• cornpone
• corny
• countrified
• down-home
• folksy
• hick
• hickish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sophisticated
• worldly
• smart
• cosmopolitan
• with-it
• hip
• worldly-wise
• trendy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of corn-fed

Growing up in Brookville, OH, my family would call this kid corn-fed. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026

The Lycra Company has corn-fed stretch. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 2 Apr. 2026

On Tuesday, Sasha De Sola, an old pro in the role, danced it with ravishing self-possession, hardly seeming to need the support of her consort Harrison James, who exuded the corn-fed charm of a linebacker while delivering cleanly polished grande pirouettes. — Rachel Howard, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 Feb. 2026

Cattle—even corn-fed ones—tend to spend much of their life on pasture eating grass, which leads to a lot of methane burps, but growing that grass is not carbon intensive. — Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 8 Jan. 2025