What are the antonyms for CHEEKY?
- embarrassed, humble, timid, gentle, afraid, fearful, retiring, mild, mannerly, polite, proper, respectful, mousy, backward, abashed, genteel, shy, deferential, blushing, unobtrusive, courteous, inconspicuous.
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Synonyms for CHEEKY
- contumelious,
- disrespectful,
- Inaffable,
- cool hand,
- sniffy,
- tactless,
- nervy,
- rash,
- off-base,
- sarcastic,
- ballsy,
- unafraid,
- la-de-da,
- derisory,
- on ego trip,
- immodest,
- un-hallowed,
- haughty,
- insubordinate,
- get up and go,
- Defying,
- rude,
- out on limb,
- arrogant,
- fearless,
- unblushing,
- challenging,
- derisive,
- impolite,
- chestier,
- smart alecky,
- tongue-in-cheek,
- smart-mouthed,
- mocking,
- sassy,
- weisenheiming,
- showy,
- hard-nosed,
- opprobrious,
- fresh,
- unfrightened,
- forceful,
- open,
- obnoxious,
- temerarious,
- presumptuous,
- impertinent,
- crusty,
- illbred,
- Ungenteel,
- biggety,
- careless,
- outrageous,
- pert,
- self-asserting,
- overweening,
- uncurbed,
- assertive,
- indecorous,
- ill-mannered,
- imprudent,
- Unscared,
- over-confident,
- conceited,
- impudent,
- Gutty,
- stuck up,
- snotty,
- smartass,
- lippy,
- hubristic,
- Disregardful,
- arch,
- brazen-faced,
- callous,
- brash,
- impetuous,
- having nerves of steel,
- brave,
- overconfident,
- high hat,
- bare-faced,
- temperamental,
- daredevil,
- flagrant,
- go for broke,
- highhanded,
- brassy,
- ill-bred,
- crude,
- uppity,
- flipper,
- hotheaded,
- on one's high horse,
- overassertive,
- bad-mannered,
- bumptious,
- assuming,
- uppish,
- Familiar,
- Gally,
- uncalled-for,
- madcap,
- loud,
- smart,
- chutzpadik,
- hot shot,
- pushing,
- outspoken,
- cold-shoulder,
- coldshoulder,
- unashamed,
- defiant,
- wise-ass,
- jittery,
- sacrilegious,
- unthinking,
- venturesome,
- disdainful,
- on an ego trip,
- pushy,
- uncivil,
- brutish,
- snobbiest,
- wise,
- insulting,
- arrant,
- unfearing,
- self-important,
- daring,
- adventurous,
- devil-may-care,
- irreverential,
- Disgracious,
- Unfilial,
- Forwarder,
- hardnosed,
- flamboyant,
- insolent,
- florid,
- aweless,
- irresponsible,
- vain,
- shooting from the hip,
- gross,
- dog it,
- Malapert,
- officious,
- hotshot,
- aggressive,
- wild,
- unmannerly,
- contemptuous,
- discourteous,
- gratuitous,
- courtesy,
- snobby,
- overstrung,
- candid,
- wise guy,
- mouthy,
- jaunty,
- bodacious,
- profanatory,
- proud,
- big-mouthed,
- overfamiliar,
- chesty,
- brazen,
- highly strung,
- smart ass,
- smart-alecky,
- gutsy,
- foolhardy,
- Snippety,
- saucy,
- flippant,
- edgy,
- jumpy,
- on high horse,
- unabashed,
- Assertory,
- go after,
- undiplomatic,
- audacious,
- bold-faced,
- out of line,
- bold,
- abrasive,
- offensive,
- snippy,
- high falutin,
- smart-ass,
- reckless,
- forward,
- underwear,
- prideful,
- cocksure,
- smart aleck,
- uptight,
- precocious,
- shameless,
- heedless,
- attitude,
- assumptive,
- coming on strong,
- hasty,
- coarse,
- flashy,
- Presuming,
- incautious,
- highfalutin,
- tongue in cheek,
- irreverent,
- bluff,
- overbold,
- boldfaced,
- egotistical,
- thoughtless,
- flip,
- barefaced,
- highfalutin',
- restive,
- out-of-line.
Usage Examples for CHEEKY
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She brought it to the table, and looked at him over the back of it shyly, yet with a kind of defiance- much as his own children looked at him when they had made up their minds to be cheeky. - "The Devil's Garden" by W. B. Maxwell
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He's the most impudent and cheeky boy I ever met! - "Herbert Carter's Legacy" by Horatio Alger
