Find the word that fits

Cheek: alternatives and connections

Begin with the reviewed alternatives, then explore broader connections without treating every related word as an automatic substitute.

Try an example: important law show help change happy
26,102 words currently have published synonym-style alternatives
90,593 searchable synonym connections
350,924 published thesaurus relationships of every type
Start with the meaning

Cheek

The side of the face below the eye.

63 useful connections shown 26 reviewed relationships and 37 broader connections.
Best place to begin

Reviewed alternatives and contrasts

These links were deliberately created. Use the interchangeability score and guidance to judge whether a word will work in your sentence.

Narrower term 2

Audaciousness 76% connected

The quality of being audacious; impudence; audacity.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Audacity 76% connected

Daring spirit, resolution, or confidence; venturesomeness.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a narrower or more specific lexical category.

Broader term 6

Discourtesy 76% connected

Rudeness of behavior or language; ill manners; manifestation of disrespect; incivility.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Disrespect 76% connected

Want of respect or reverence; disesteem; incivility; discourtesy.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Feature 76% connected

The make, form, or outward appearance of a person; the whole turn or style of the body; esp., good appearance.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Lineament 76% connected

One of the outlines, exterior features, or distinctive marks, of a body or figure, particularly of the face; feature; form; mark; -- usually in the p…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Speak 76% connected

To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Talk 76% connected

To utter words; esp., to converse familiarly; to speak, as in familiar discourse, when two or more persons interchange thoughts.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a broader lexical category for at least one sense.

Derivationally related 6

Brass 74% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Brass 74% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Impudence 74% connected

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of mod…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Impudence 74% connected

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of mod…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Nervy 74% connected

Strong; sinewy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Nervy 74% connected

Strong; sinewy.

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

Open English WordNet records a derivational relationship between these word forms.

Containing whole 4

Body 70% connected

The material organized substance of an animal, whether living or dead, as distinguished from the spirit, or vital principle; the physical person.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Face 70% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Torso 70% connected

The human body, as distinguished from the head and limbs; in sculpture, the trunk of a statue, mutilated of head and limbs; as, the torso of Hercules.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Trunk 70% connected

The stem, or body, of a tree, apart from its limbs and roots; the main stem, without the branches; stock; stalk.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a containing group, substance or whole.

Component part 1

Gluteus 70% connected

Same as Glut/us.

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

Open English WordNet identifies the related term as a member, substance or component part.

Synonym 7

Boldness 92% connected

The state or quality of being bold.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Brass 92% connected

An alloy (usually yellow) of copper and zinc, in variable proportion, but often containing two parts of copper to one part of zinc. It sometimes cont…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Buttock 92% connected

The part at the back of the hip, which, in man, forms one of the rounded protuberances on which he sits; the rump.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Face 92% connected

The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impertinence 92% connected

The condition or quality of being impertnent; absence of pertinence, or of adaptedness; irrelevance; unfitness.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Impudence 92% connected

The quality of being impudent; assurance, accompanied with a disregard of the presence or opinions of others; shamelessness; forwardness; want of mod…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Nerve 92% connected

One of the whitish and elastic bundles of fibers, with the accompanying tissues, which transmit nervous impulses between nerve centers and various pa…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

Open English WordNet places these words in at least one shared synset. They share a lexicalised sense, but context, register and collocation should still be checked before substitution.

Explore further

Words connected by meaning

Their definitions overlap or refer to similar ideas. Use these to widen your search, then compare the exact meanings.