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tacky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tacky

1 marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste
  • It was tacky to wear sneakers to the wedding.
  • tacky plastic flowers
Synonyms of tacky

cheesy, dowdy, inelegant, styleless, tasteless, trashy, unfashionable, unstylish
Words Related to tacky

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 tacky

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

conservative, genteel, handsome, quiet, refined, restrained, simple, understated
Antonyms of tacky

chic, classic, classy, elegant, exquisite, fashionable, fine, posh, ritzy, smart, sophisticated, stylish, tasteful
2 showing signs of advanced wear and tear and neglect
  • a tacky old couch that needed new upholstery
Synonyms of tacky

beat-up, dilapidated, dog-eared, dumpy, grungy, mangy, mean, miserable, moth-eaten, neglected, ratty, run-down, scruffy, seedy, shabby, threadbare, tumbledown
Words Related to tacky

abandoned, uncared-for, unkept

desolate, forlorn, godforsaken

broken-down, decrepit, tired, worn-out

bedraggled, dingy, ragged, tattered

decaying, deteriorated, deteriorating, rackety, ramshackle, rattletrap, rickety

broken, damaged, harmed, hurt, impaired, injured, ruined, wrecked
Phrases Synonymous with tacky

gone to seed
Near Antonyms of tacky

brand-new, fresh, new

kept-up, maintained

mended, patched, rebuilt, reconstructed

smart, spiffy, spruce
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tacky

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of tacky

tending to adhere to objects upon contact
  • Don't touch the walls while the fresh paint is still tacky.
Synonyms of tacky

adherent, adhesive, clingy, gluey, glutinous, gummy, sticky, tenacious, viscid
Words Related to tacky

gelatinous, gooey, ropy (also ropey), syrupy, viscous

pitchy, tarry
Near Antonyms of tacky

nonviscous
Antonyms of tacky

nonadhesive

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