Synonyms for cheeky
- adjective
All synonyms
Adjective
1. Impudent — impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing
impudent, bold, sassy, audacious, naughty, irreverent, forward, brash, nervy, devilish, flippant, brazen, impertinent, insolent, brassy, brazen-faced, fresh, presumptuous, flip, familiar, chutzpadik, disrespectful
Other
flirtatious, risqué, risque US, sauce-y, bare-faced, cocket dated, cheekish informal dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Impudent; impertinent; impertinently bold, often in a way that is regarded as endearing or amusing.
Related words
- Word family
- cheekily cheekiness
- Phrases
- cheeky yam
- Is a kind of
- brash disrespectful impish impolite mischievous
Example sentences
- bold He gets a little bold after he's had a few drinks.
- sassy William became really talkative and sassy.
- audacious Only an audacious mind will be able to solve this riddle.
- impudent The impudent child extended her legs across my lap.
- flirtatious Sami started being kind of flirtatious with Layla.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cheeky | rising | |
| bold | rising | |
| sassy | rising | |
| audacious | rising | |
| impudent | steady | |
| flirtatious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- bold1, flip1
- 5 letters
- fresh1, sassy2, brash1, nervy2
- 6 letters
- brazen2, brassy2, risque2, cocket
- 7 letters
- forward2, naughty2
- 8 letters
- familiar3, devilish2, insolent3, flippant2, impudent, cheekish
- 9 letters
- audacious3
- 10 letters
- irreverent4, chutzpadik
- 11 letters
- flirtatious3, impertinent4
- 12 letters
- presumptuous4
- 13 letters
- disrespectful4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sassy2 = 2 syllables).