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Synonyms for tinny

Most common

cheap cheesy crummy chintzy metallic

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Of or pertaining to or resembling tin.

    The object had a tinny appearance.

Related words

Other spellings
tinnie

Example sentences

  • cheap It is cheap, but on the other hand it is not good.
  • cheesy The movie that we watched today was very cheesy.
  • crummy I thought the way they did it was real crummy.
  • metallic Layla could smell that metallic iron smell of blood.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
tinnyrising
cheaprising
cheesyrising
crummyrising
chintzyrising
metallicfalling

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
bum1
4 letters
punk1
5 letters
cheap1
6 letters
cheesy2, sleazy2, shoddy2, crummy2
7 letters
chintzy2
8 letters
inferior4, metallic3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cheesy2 = 2 syllables).