Cheeky

/ˈt͡ʃiːki/

Synonyms for "cheeky" (112 found)

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Closest matches (23)

arch arrogant audacious barefaced biggety bluff boldbold facedbrash brassy brazen

Adjective(6 words)

audacious boldbold as brassbold-faced brassy brazen

Adjective(5 words)

audaciousaudacious effortaudacious movebold brash

Noun(1 words)

brass

Strong matches (33)

Adjective(2 words)

brazen flippy

Adjective(12 words)

brazen-faced chutzpadik cocket cute dicacious facey familiar flip flippant flirtatious forward fresh

bumptious challenging chutzpadik cocky contemptuous crusty daring defiant defying derisive disdainful disregardful disrespectful facy flip flippant foolhardy forward fresh

Related words (56)

Noun(2 words)

gallus saucier

gally gratuitousgreatly daringimmodest impertinent impudent insolent malapert nervy pert presumptuous pushyregardless of consequencesrude sassy saucy shameless smartsmart aleckysmart ass

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smart-alecky smart-assuncalled foruncalled-for uncivil wisewise asswise-ass

Adjective(11 words)

get wiseimpertinent impudent insolent irreverent malapert obscene pert petulant sassy saucy

Adjective(15 words)

impertinent impudent naughtiest naughty nervy pert pertest plucky roguish sassier sassiest sauciest saucy shirty solent

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Collocations

6 entries

cheeky behaviorcheeky commentcheeky grincheeky jokecheeky questioncheeky remark

Inflections

2 entries

cheekier cheekiest

Derivations

2 entries

cheekily cheekiness

similar

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Sample sentences

20 total sentences available.

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If you're cheeky once more, I won't read you a story tonight.

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My brother got cheeky.

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My brother became cheeky.

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I know him, a wily, cheeky lad.

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