1
as in inappropriate
marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
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as in cheap
of low quality
a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
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Recent Examples of cheesy
Children dress as them for Halloween, and there's even a cheesy cartoon based on their adventures.
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 26 July 2025
Did Dunham simply want to make her version of a cheesy, feel-good Y2K-era rom-com?
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Rich and cheesy, this potato casserole brings a bit of homemade comfort to your kitchen.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Though the city has changed, his recipe for cheesy squares with crispy edges and a tangy smattering of tomato sauce remains.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
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Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 26 July 2025
Did Dunham simply want to make her version of a cheesy, feel-good Y2K-era rom-com?
—Derek Robertson, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Rich and cheesy, this potato casserole brings a bit of homemade comfort to your kitchen.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 July 2025
Though the city has changed, his recipe for cheesy squares with crispy edges and a tangy smattering of tomato sauce remains.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Bon Appetit Magazine, 15 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesy
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An internal investigation found no evidence of inappropriate behavior with students, and McGann resigned from Lewisville ISD in May 2023, FitzPatrick said.—
Greta Cross,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
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After further studies and community meetings, city planners found three intersections to be inappropriate and dropped them from the plan.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Xfinity offers some of the cheapest plans available in Nashville, but prices may go up once the promotional period ends.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
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The 996 also felt cheap inside, borrowing interior trim from the Boxster—hardly fitting for a car with a base MSRP of $65,000 at the time.—
Robert Ross,
Robb Report,
1 Aug. 2025
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Its speed, curves, and pizzazz, without being tacky, were so different from anything else on the water that the first hull was sold outside Italy, reportedly to a former New York governor who kept the Italian stallion incognito, outside the view of tax-payers.—
Julia Zaltzman,
Robb Report,
23 July 2025
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The show was shamelessly tacky, which was perhaps some of the appeal as well, which has only gotten more pronounced with her subsequent efforts.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
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My heart goes out to all of the Jewish children, grandchildren and future great-grandchildren who must ultimately bear the brunt of the terrible additional worldwide antisemitism caused directly by the horrific actions of the Israeli government over the past two years.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Aug. 2025
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Friday was particularly unsettling as terrible jobs data slammed the market and triggered President Donald Trump .—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
2 Aug. 2025
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Intermittent fasting, for example, may be unsuitable for people with pre-existing conditions or irritable bowel syndrome.—
Desireé Oostland,
Vogue,
17 July 2025
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While effective in commercial spheres, this approach to AI, which often involves a disregard for data privacy, is viewed as unsuitable for Washington.—
Dean DeBiase,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Spurred by climate change, Canadian wildfires have increasingly exacerbated poor air quality across Milwaukee and southern Wisconsin.—
Maia Pandey,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Because her judgment is so poor, your aggressively driving grandmother should not be behind the wheel.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
23 July 2025
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The logo is for Hayu (pronounced like hey you), a streaming service where people outside the U.S. can watch trashy American reality shows.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
23 July 2025
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My teenagers coped their way—sleeping late, scrolling phones, binge-watching trashy reality shows.—
Debbie Koristz,
Sun Sentinel,
11 July 2025
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Instead of allowing senior citizens and disabled first-responders choose the plan that was right for them — and the vast majority have chosen traditional Medicare — de Blasio forced every one of them into an inferior Medicare Advantage plan run by a for-profit insurance company.—
Marianne Pizzitola,
New York Daily News,
14 July 2025
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The bolder value vision is in using new AI capabilities to solve long-standing inefficiencies or problems that may have been targeted before, albeit with inferior technology.—
Beena Ammanath,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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“Cheesy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesy. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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