Thesaurus:cheeky

Thesaurus:cheeky

THESAURUS

cheeky

English

Synonyms

• audacious

• bold

• bold-faced

• bold as brass

• brassy

• brazen

• brazen-faced

• cheeky

• chutzpadik

• cocket (obsolete)

• cute

• dicacious (rare)

• facey

• familiar    [WS]

• flippant

• flip

• forward

• fresh

• impudent

• impertinent

• insolent

• irreverent

• malapert    [WS] (archaic)

• pert (rare)

• sassy (US)

• saucy

Antonyms

• polite    [WS]

• respectful

• restrained

• sycophantic    [WS]

Hyponyms

• lippy

Hypernyms

• brash

• disrespectful

• impish

• impolite    [WS]

• mischievous

See also

• facetious
• Thesaurus:malapert (cheeky person)

Further reading

• 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.

• “cheeky” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.