Synonyms for cutesy
- adjective
Most common
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Adjective
twee UK IE, saccharine, mawkish, arty-crafty, syrupy, precious, cutesy-wootsy informal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Overly, affectedly or unnecessarily cute; too cute to be taken seriously.
The couple called each other cutesy pet names like "honeypot" and "smoochie-poochie" that disgusted everyone else.
Related words
- Other spellings
- cutesie
Example sentences
- precious It's said that nothing is more precious than time.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| cutesy | rising | |
| saccharine | steady | |
| syrupy | rising | |
| mawkish | steady | |
| precious | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- twee
- 6 letters
- syrupy
- 7 letters
- mawkish2
- 8 letters
- precious2
- 10 letters
- saccharine3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mawkish2 = 2 syllables).