Thesaurus:cheeky

Thesaurus

cheeky

English

Adjective

Sense: intentionally not showing due respect; impudent; impertinent

Synonyms

• 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

• polite    [⇒ thesaurus]
• respectful
• restrained
• sycophantic    [⇒ thesaurus]
• shy    [⇒ thesaurus]
• meek

Hyponyms

• lippy

Hypernyms

• brash
• disrespectful
• impish
• impolite    [⇒ thesaurus]
• 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.