Synonyms of sticky

sticky

adjective

1

as in adhesive

tending to adhere to objects upon contact

both sides of the tape are sticky, making it a little tricky to work with

Synonyms & Similar Words

• adhesive
• gluey
• gummy
• glutinous
• adherent
• clingy
• tacky
• gooey
• viscous
• tenacious
• viscid
• gelatinous
• syrupy
• ropey
• ropy
• tarry
• pitchy

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• nonadhesive
• nonviscous

• nonadhesive
• nonviscous

2

as in humid

containing or characterized by an uncomfortable amount of moisture

a warm sticky day when all we wanted to do was sit somewhere with air-conditioning

Synonyms & Similar Words

• humid
• damp
• moist
• wet
• muggy
• sultry
• heavy
• tropical
• steamy
• oppressive
• tropic
• clammy
• sweltering
• soggy
• subtropical
• dripping
• saturated
• summery
• suffocating
• soaked
• sodden
• torrid
• smothering
• sopping
• stifling
• subhumid
• semitropical
• dank
• stuffy
• waterlogged
• drenched
• summerlike
• soppy
• close
• soaking
• washed
• subtropic
• watery
• doused
• awash
• watered
• semitropic
• bathed
• soused
• dowsed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dry
• cool
• fresh
• refreshing
• crisp
• dusty
• burnt
• bracing
• arid
• dehydrated
• scorched
• baked
• thirsty
• burned
• droughty
• desert
• parched
• invigorating
• semiarid
• sunbaked
• waterless
• sere
• sear
• seared

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• dry
• cool
• fresh
• refreshing
• crisp
• dusty
• burnt
• bracing
• arid
• dehydrated
• scorched
• baked
• thirsty
• burned
• droughty
• desert
• parched
• invigorating
• semiarid
• sunbaked
• waterless
• sere
• sear
• seared

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3

as in difficult

requiring exceptional skill or caution in performance or handling

an especially sticky conversation about money matters

Synonyms & Similar Words

• difficult
• tough
• sensitive
• problematic
• complicated
• nasty
• tricky
• thorny
• hairy
• touchy
• delicate
• problem
• spiny
• problematical
• hard
• ticklish
• knotty
• prickly
• catchy
• dodgy
• complex
• painful
• tricksy
• serious
• troublesome
• intricate
• abstract
• stubborn
• vexing
• involved
• abstruse
• recondite
• onerous
• worrisome
• inconvenient
• oppressive
• scabrous
• vexatious
• burdensome
• troublous
• stressful
• exhausting
• importunate
• demanding
• exacting
• discommoding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• easy
• simple
• straightforward
• uncomplicated
• painless
• unproblematic
• effortless
• manageable
• undemanding

• easy
• simple
• straightforward
• uncomplicated
• painless
• unproblematic
• effortless
• manageable
• undemanding

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4

as in sentimental

appealing to the emotions in an obvious and tiresome way

sticky love scenes that will bore cynics to death

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sentimental
• sloppy
• wet
• gooey
• fuzzy
• drippy
• sugary
• cloying
• mushy
• slushy
• soupy
• saccharine
• fruity
• soppy
• sugarcoated
• sappy
• maudlin
• mawkish
• corny
• schmaltzy
• spoony
• lovey-dovey
• spooney
• nostalgic
• soapy
• dreamy
• moony
• chocolate-box
• novelettish
• sudsy
• moonstruck
• insipid
• melodramatic
• vapid
• watery
• tasteless
• feel-good
• misty-eyed
• cutesy
• starry-eyed
• flat
• soap-operatic
• twee
• soft-boiled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unvarnished
• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• cynical
• antisentimental
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• hard-boiled

• unvarnished
• unsentimental
• unadulterated
• cynical
• antisentimental
• hardheaded
• hard-edged
• hard-boiled

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Phrases Containing sticky

• sticky wicket

• sticky wicket