Synonyms for CHEEK
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1. cheeknoun

   Impudence.

   You’ve got some cheek, asking me for money!

   Synonyms:
   impudence, impertinence, brass neck, nerve, sass

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:4.5 / 2 votes

1. cheeknoun

   either side of the face below the eyes

   Synonyms:
   boldness, face, buttock, impertinence, nerve, brass, impudence

2. impudence, cheek, impertinencenoun

   an impudent statement

   Synonyms:
   archness, boldness, impudence, freshness, perkiness, insolence, crust, cheekiness, impertinence, buttock, brass, face, cheek, gall, sauciness, nerve, pertness

3. buttock, cheeknoun

   either of the two large fleshy masses of muscular tissue that form the human rump

   Synonyms:
   buttock, boldness, face, cheek, nerve, brass, impudence, impertinence

4. boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheekverb

   impudent aggressiveness

   "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"

   Synonyms:
   font, look, case, hardiness, nervus, aspect, administration, cheek, strikingness, boldness, fount, buttock, impudence, governing body, hardihood, nerve, plaque, daring, facial expression, brass section, brass, side, organization, grimace, heart, memorial tablet, spunk, face, organisation, mettle, expression, governance, brass instrument, human face, establishment, typeface, impertinence

5. cheekverb

   speak impudently to

Matched Categories

1. • Body Part
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Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheeknoun

   Synonyms:
   side of the face

2. cheeknoun

   Synonyms:
   [Colloquial.] boldness, impudence, insolence, impertinence, sauciness, assurance, audacity, presumption, face, front, effrontery, brass

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. cheeknoun

   Synonyms:
   jowl

   Associated words:
   zygoma, zygomatic, buccate, buccal, malar, buccinator, meloncus, meloplasty, melitis, dimple, jugal

2. cheeknoun

   Synonyms:
   (Slang) effrontery, temerity, assurance, impudence, audacity

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "cheek":

   plays, toupee, effrontery, play, insolence, nerve, playing

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1. List of known nicknames for "Cheek":

   Jare Henrik Tiihonen

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. cheek

   Synonyms:
   bucca NA6, mala

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How to use CHEEK in a sentence?

1. Steve Duprey:

   I know the president is subject to lots of attacks, but he should always try to turn the other cheek and take the high road.

2. Galia Slayen:

   It's tongue in cheek, there were obviously no crickets on the debate stage.

3. Kelly Kim:

   One night, we just said 'Yellow Fever!' and it worked. It's tongue-in-cheek, kind of shocking, and it's not exclusive — you can fit all Asian cultures under one roof with a name like this. We just decided to go for it.

4. Roy Jones:

   We will turn the other cheek, i’m the least likely guy to pull out a gun in a fight. But we will not turn the other cheek if you’re going to assault my family or cut off my head in the process.

5. Letitia Elizabeth Landon:

   'Tis a strange mystery, the power of words! Life is in them, and death. A word can send The crimson colour hurrying to the cheek. Hurrying with many meanings; or can turn The current cold and deadly to the heart. Anger and fear are in them; grief and joy Are on their sound; yet slight, impalpable:-- A word is but a breath of passing air.