What is another word for cheeked?

Pronunciation: [t͡ʃˈiːkt] (IPA)

The word "cheeked" refers to having prominent or well-defined cheeks. There are several synonyms or alternate words to express this feature. A person with well-defined cheekbones can be described as having chiseled or sculpted cheeks. If someone has chubby or plump cheeks, they may be referred to as having chubby cheeks or chipmunk cheeks. If someone's cheeks are full and rounded, they may be described as rosy-cheeked or apple-cheeked. Alternatively, sunken cheeks, hollow cheeks, or gaunt cheeks can refer to a person with a more angular or defined facial structure. In summary, there are various ways to describe a person's cheeks, from well-defined to chubby, full, or even sunken.

Synonyms for Cheeked:

What are the hypernyms for Cheeked?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for cheeked?

The word "cheeked" usually means having prominent or full cheeks. Therefore, antonyms for "cheeked" would be words that indicate a lack of volume or prominence in the cheek area. Some possible antonyms for "cheeked" could be sunken, haggard, gaunt, emaciated, or shrunken. These words all convey a sense of a person's face appearing thin or drawn, rather than full and plump. While "cheeked" usually describes a desirable trait, suggesting a youthful or healthy appearance, its antonyms give an opposing sense of someone appearing tired, sickly, or aged beyond their years.

What are the antonyms for Cheeked?

  • adj.

    noun
    • cheekless
    • .

Usage examples for Cheeked

It was Cynthe Cardinal, though Ruth found it difficult to recognise in her the red-cheeked, sprightly French girl she had met in the early summer.
"The Shepherd of the North"
Richard Aumerle Maher
That little pink-cheeked dancing-master to marry Katharine?
"Night and Day"
Virginia Woolf
I found that there had been booths set up near it, for the reception of company; and a bower of green branches and flowers for the Queen of May, a fresh, rosy-cheeked girl of the village.
"Bracebridge Hall, or The Humorists"
Washington Irving

Famous quotes with Cheeked

  • But what is Hope? Nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
    George Byron
  • What is hope? nothing but the paint on the face of Existence; the least touch of truth rubs it off, and then we see what a hollow-cheeked harlot we have got hold of.
    Lord Byron
  • She was an appetising woman with a full-cheeked smile, about thirty, a Nordic blonde but not icy, though ice was suggested in its tamed winter-sport aspects : the flush after skating, log-fires and hot rum and butter, fine heavy thighs, that would warm your hand like a muff, under a skirt that had swirled in a rink waltz. Her beaver lamb coat was thrust back from a green suit : solid charms, thoroughly wholesome, were indicated.
    Anthony Burgess

Associated words: blushing, rosy-cheeked, flushed, flushed face, rosy cheeks

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