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cheekiness

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of cheekiness

shameless boldness

the cheekiness of the restaurantʼs demand that we pay for unordered food was breathtaking

Synonyms of cheekiness

audaciousness, audacity, brashness, brass, brassiness, brazenness, cheek, chutzpah (also chutzpa), crust, effrontery, face, gall, nerve, nerviness, pertness, presumption, presumptuousness, sauce, sauciness, temerity

Words Related to cheekiness

arrogance, assurance, cockiness, confidence, hardihood, overconfidence, sanguinity, self-assurance, self-confidence

discourteousness, disrespect, impertinence, impoliteness, impudence, incivility, inconsiderateness, inconsideration, insolence, rudeness, ungraciousness

back talk, sass

Near Antonyms of cheekiness

bashfulness, diffidence, faintheartedness, hesitancy, modesty, shyness, timidity, timidness, timorousness

civility, courteousness, courtesy, gentility, graciousness, mannerliness, manners

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