TICKY-TACKY Synonyms: 85 Similar and Opposite Words

ticky-tacky

adjective

variants also ticky-tack

Definition of ticky-tacky

as in inappropriate

marked by an obvious lack of style or good taste her house is full of ticky-tacky figurines

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Adjective

When the employee told Gonzalez the questions were inappropriate, Gonzalez took a drink of beer and intentionally spat it onto the worker's arm.

— Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
According to the lawsuit, this arrangement is inappropriate because immigration detention is civil, not criminal.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of inappropriate

Adjective

Have Cocktails at a Holiday Pop-Up Bar Trot out your tackiest (ahem, most festive) Christmas sweater for a night out at one of the metro’s many seasonal pop-up bars.

— Allison Yates, Midwest Living, 3 Nov. 2026
Knead in enough of the remaining bread flour to make a moderately soft and slightly tacky dough that is smooth and elastic (3 to 5 minutes total).

— Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of tacky

Adjective

That’s already more standout performances than in the entire run of films, a reminder that working with trashy IP is a safer bet than attempting to embellish a classic.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
And indeed, the show was teased with a trashy image—a picture of a New York City street lined with waste during the 1968 sanitation workers’ strike, that is.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of trashy

Adjective

The Bears have said previously that they are focused on pursuing a $2 billion stadium across the state line in Hammond or in suburban Arlington Heights, and that the Rate Field site was unsuitable, citing in part its limited size.

— Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2026
The combination of leverage, daily resets, volatility, financing costs and higher expense ratios can make these products unsuitable as long-term buy-and-hold investments.

— Daniel Kern, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of unsuitable

Adjective

During the 2022 midterm elections, independent observers from the Carter Center reported significant numbers of voters arriving at incorrect precincts, likely because of changes associated with redistricting.

— Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
An earlier version of this story included an incorrect name and gender for the victim in the crash, based on information from the highway patrol.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of incorrect

Adjective

Saturday’s offerings include the ribs plate and the signature platter called the Deep Cut, while Sunday’s menu includes a pork belly plate with cheesy grits and slaw and a smoked, griddled and cheesed burger.

— Sam Flemming, AJC.com, 25 Oct. 2026
And for those who don’t mind a little dose of lactose first thing in the morning, the queso added a creamy, cheesy finish.

— Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of cheesy

Adjective

The first step is to ask the lender to reconsider the value if the appraisal overlooked a recent sale or got the details wrong.

— Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
Schubarth said that statements from prosecutors that he was motivated to create a hybrid ram with giant horns in order to upsell to commercial shooting operations are wrong.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of wrong

Adjective

Chemically straightened Afro hairstyles had gone from being the default to increasingly unfashionable.

— Ata-owaji Victor, Vogue, 13 Oct. 2026
The dressing room—with its old Persian rug and deeply unfashionable mahogany desk—is just wrong enough to be, well, cool.

— Plum Sykes, Architectural Digest, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of unfashionable

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