Hick

/hɪk/

Synonyms for "hick" (110 found)

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Closest matches (22)

Noun(7 words)

hayseed rube yokel backcountry bumpkin bumpkins chawbacon

babe backwoodsman boor boorish bucolic bumpkin butterfingers childchild of naturechurlish clod cloddish clodhopper clodhopping

Adjective(1 words)

bumpkinly

Strong matches (33)

clown clownish clumsy countrifiedcountry bumpkincountry-born country-bred countryman dove dub duffer dupe farmer farmerish foozlerfoul upfoul-upfrom the sticksfumble-fist gawk

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gawky goof goofball goofer hayseed hicky hillbilly hobnailed

Noun(4 words)

cornponecountry bumpkinepithet hayseeds

Proper Noun(1 words)

hickson

Related words (55)

infant ingenue innocent inurbane lamb looby lout loutish lubber lummox lump lumpen lumpishmere childmossback mountaineer muff muffer naifnoble savage

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oaf peasant provincial rube rusticsimple soulslob stumblebum stumblebunny uncouth uncultivated uncultured unpolished unrefined unsophisticateup countryup-country whistle-stop woodsy yap yokel yokelish

Noun(11 words)

insult pejorative provincial provincials redneck rednecks rural rustic slur stereotypical yahoo

Adjective(2 words)

rustic unsophisticated

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6 relation types

More general

8 entries

adjective epithetevaluative adjectivehumanpejorative descriptorperson rustic term

More specific

14 entries

backcountry stylecountry bumpkincountry mannerismshayseedhick fashionhick humorhick stereotypeinsult pejorative ruberural flavorrustic toneslur yokel

Collocations

6 entries

hick accenthick culturehick dialecthick slanghick stereotypehick town

Inflections

3 entries

hicker hickest hicks

Derivations

5 entries

hickdom hickery hickish hickishly hickishness

similar

1 entries

provincial

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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Hick the woodcutter cuts wood.

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Tom is a hick.

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The truth is that Tom is not such a hick, buddy.

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He's a hick.

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