Synonyms for twee
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Prim
2. Cutesy
Definitions
- adj. 1
Overly quaint, dainty, cute or nice.
Those Beatrix Potter animals are a little twee for my taste.
Related words
- Phrases
- twee pop
Example sentences
- prim She was a rather prim and proper young lady.
- mincing Mary cut herself while she was mincing onions.
- cutesy Stop the childish cutesy act.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| twee | rising | |
| prim | rising | |
| mincing | steady | |
| cutesy | rising | |
| saccharine | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- prim1
- 6 letters
- cutesy2, syrupy
- 7 letters
- mincing2
- 8 letters
- precious2
- 10 letters
- saccharine3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (cutesy2 = 2 syllables).