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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, trashy, unfashionable, unstylish

Words Related to cheesy

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

coarse, crude, unrefined, vulgar

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

flashy, garish, gaudy, glitzy, grotesque, loud, ostentatious, showy, splashy

Near Antonyms of cheesy

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

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

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, cut-rate, 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

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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