tacky

The word “tacky” has 1 syllable: tacky

It's pronounced as /ˈtæki/

What is synonym and antonym for tacky?

In the thesaurus, “tacky” has 129 synonyms and 56 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for tacky along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for tacky

abandoned
adherent
adhesive
beat-up
bedraggled
bombed-out
broken
broken-down
cheap
cheesy
clingy
coarse
common
crude
damaged
decaying
decrepit
desolate
destroyed
deteriorated
deteriorating
dilapidated
dingy
dog-eared
dowdy
down-at-heel
down-at-heels
down-at-the-heel
down-at-the-heels
dumpy
faded
flashy
forlorn
frumpy
garish
gaudy
gelatinous
glitzy
gluey
glutinous
godforsaken
gone to seed
gooey
graceless
grotesque
grungy
gummy
harmed
hurt
impaired
inappropriate
incorrect
inelegant
inferior
injured
junky
kitsch
kitschy
loud
lousy
low-grade
mangy
mean
messy
miserable
moth-eaten
nasty
neglected
ostentatious
out-of-date
outmoded
overdone
pitchy
poky
rackety
ragged
ramshackle
rattletrap
ratty
rickety
ropey
ropy
ruined
run down
run-down
scrubby
scruffy
second-rate
seedy
shabby
shoddy
showy
sleazy
sloppy
slovenly
splashy
sticky
stodgy
styleless
syrupy
tarry
tasteless
tatterdemalion
tattered
tatty
tawdry
tenacious
threadbare
ticky-tack
ticky-tacky
timeworn
tired
trashy
tumbledown
unbecoming
unfashionable
unkempt
unkept
unrefined
unseemly
unstylish
unsuitable
untidy
viscid
viscous
vulgar
worn-out
wrecked
wrong

Antonyms for tacky

a la mode
appropriate
becoming
brand-new
cared-for
chic
classic
classy
conservative
contemporary
correct
elegant
expensive
exquisite
fashionable
fine
fitting
fresh
genteel
handsome
happening
in
kept-up
maintained
mended
modern
modish
neat
new
nice
nonadhesive
nonviscous
patched
posh
proper
quiet
rebuilt
reconstructed
refined
respectable
restrained
right
ritzy
seemly
simple
smart
sophisticated
spiffy
spruce
stylish
suitable
swank
swanky
tasteful
understated
up-to-date

Meanings of tacky

adjective
1. Of a substance, slightly sticky.
2. Of low quality.
3. In poor taste.
4. Gaudy or flashy.
5. Shabby, dowdy in one's appearance or dress.
noun
1. A scrubby, neglected horse.
2. A person in a similar condition.

Example Sentences

The party decorations looked cheap and tacky.
Her outfit was a mix of bold colors that some considered tacky.
The restaurant's attempt at modern art on the walls came off as rather tacky.
The glittery ornaments on the Christmas tree seemed a bit too tacky for his taste.
The hotel room was decorated in an outdated style, giving it a somewhat tacky appearance.

On this page you'll find 185 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to tacky, such as: a la mode, abandoned, adherent, adhesive, appropriate, beat-up, becoming.

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