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cheesy

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of cheesy

1 marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste

  • cheesy plastic knickknacks lined the fireplace mantel
Synonyms of cheesy

dowdy, inelegant, styleless, tacky, tasteless, ticky-tacky (also ticky-tack), trashy, unfashionable, unstylish
Words Related to cheesy

graceless, inappropriate, incorrect, unbecoming, unseemly, unsuitable, wrong

outmoded, out-of-date, passé

coarse, crude, unrefined, vulgar

cheap, common, inferior, junky, lousy, low-grade, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, tawdry

flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, grotesque, kitsch, kitschy, loud, ostentatious, overdone, showy, splashy
Near Antonyms of cheesy

appropriate, becoming, correct, fitting, proper, right, seemly, suitable

conservative, genteel, handsome, neat, quiet, refined, restrained, simple, understated

contemporary, modern, up-to-date

à la mode (also a la mode), happening, in, modish, swank (or swanky)
Antonyms of cheesy

chic, classic, classy, elegant, exquisite, fashionable, fine, posh, ritzy, smart, sophisticated, stylish, tasteful

2 of low quality

  • a cheesy watch that he bought from a sidewalk vendor preying on tourists
Synonyms of cheesy

bad, bargain-basement, bum, cheap, cheapjack, coarse, common, crappy [slang], cut-rate, el cheapo, execrable, gimcrack, inferior, junky, lousy, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, poor, rotten, rubbishy, schlock (or schlocky), second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, terrible, trashy, trumpery, wretched
Words Related to cheesy

useless, valueless, worthless

indifferent, lackluster, second-class

brummagem, flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, kitsch, kitschy, meretricious, ostentatious, showy, splashy, swank (or swanky), tawdry

seedy, shabby, tacky

counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham

supercheap, ultracheap
Near Antonyms of cheesy

elegant, handsome, tasteful

handcrafted, polished, refined
Antonyms of cheesy

excellent, fine, first-class, first-rate, good, high-grade, superior, top-notch

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