Thesaurus:cheeky
English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]Sense: intentionally not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent
[edit]Synonyms
[edit]- audacious
- bold
- bold-faced
- bold as brass
- brassy
- brazen
- brazen-faced
- cheeky
- chutzpadik
- cocket (obsolete)
- cute
- dicacious (rare)
- facey
- familiar [⇒ thesaurus]
- flippant
- flip
- forward
- fresh
- impudent
- impertinent
- insolent
- irreverent
- malapert [⇒ thesaurus] (archaic)
- pert (rare)
- petulant
- sassy (US)
- saucy
Antonyms
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[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]See also
[edit]- facetious
- Thesaurus:malapert (cheeky person)
Further reading
[edit]- Appendix:Roget's thesaurus classification
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- Section II. Personal Affections
- 5. Extrinsic Affections
- “885. insolence” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
- 5. Extrinsic Affections
- Section II. Personal Affections
- Class VI. Words Relating to the Sentient and Moral Powers
- “cheeky” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.