Synonyms for stuffy
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
3. Cold
cold, dull, straight-laced, humdrum, vapid, lifeless, conventional, prosaic, mundane, tight-assed informal, tight-arsed UK, insipid, tedious, blah, plodding, prosy, ho-hum dated US CA
Other
Noun
soft toy UK AU ZA, stuffed toy, plush toy US AU CA, stuffed animal
Definitions
- adj. 1
Poorly ventilated; partially plugged.
Let’s go outside – it’s getting stuffy in here.
- adj. 2
Uncomfortably warm without sufficient air circulation.
- adj. 3
Stout; mettlesome; resolute.
- n. 1
Synonym of stuffed toy.
Related words
- Word family
- stuffily stuffiness
- Other spellings
- stuffie
Forms
- Plural
- stuffies
Example sentences
- oppressive An oppressive feeling attacked me around the chest.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| stuffy | rising | |
| oppressive | rising | |
| sulky | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cold1, dull1, blah1
- 5 letters
- close1, vapid2, sulky, fusty2, prosy
- 6 letters
- stodgy2
- 7 letters
- tedious3, mundane2, prosaic3, insipid3, humdrum2, airless2, unaired
- 8 letters
- lifeless2, plodding2
- 10 letters
- oppressive3
- 12 letters
- conventional4, unventilated
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (vapid2 = 2 syllables).