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Synonyms for hokey in English

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hokey:
- artificial; stilted; contrived; hokey

English

Detailed Synonyms for hokey in English

hokey:

hokey adj

hokey

– artificially formal ¹
artificial; stilted; contrived; hokey
– artificially formal ¹
- artificial adj
  - that artificial humility that her husband hated¹
- stilted adj
  - a stilted letter of acknowledgment¹
  - when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation¹
- contrived adj
  - contrived coyness¹
- hokey adj

Alternate Synonyms for "hokey":

bathetic; drippy; maudlin; mawkish; mushy; schmaltzy; schmalzy; sentimental; soppy; soupy; slushy; emotional
artificial; contrived; stilted; affected; unnatural

Related Definitions for "hokey":

artificially formal¹

¹WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University