TACKINESS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tackiness

noun

Definition of tackiness

as in kitsch

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Recent Examples of tackiness Beyond its sheer tackiness, the event was saturated in conflicts of interest. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 17 June 2026 And because much of the year in Japan is hot and humid, these formulas are often exceptionally lightweight, melting seamlessly into skin without leaving behind the tackiness or chalkiness associated with traditional SPF. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 5 June 2026 Sometimes lemon bars can have a heavy sort of tackiness to them. — Emily Elias, Bon Appetit Magazine, 3 June 2026 Using a hybrid rubber compound, this grip delivers excellent tackiness and keeps your hands securely on the club. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tackiness

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Noun

This is fun, if a little on the nose, and perhaps meant to be read ironically, evidence of how one era’s urgent fears decay into another’s kitsch.

— Emily Witt, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
Keeping with fashion’s theatrics and its own brand of kitsch, Miuccia Prada and Patrizio Bertelli introduced the brand’s now-iconic nylon luggage and small-leather-goods line in New York through a one-night-only event.

— Tonya Blazio-Licorish, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of kitsch

Noun

In a variation on her character from Parasite, Cho deftly underplays Yi-je’s insensitivity as another woman projecting a blithe lack of awareness of her privilege.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Sherman is known to savage, with unglamorous insensitivity, the vaunted creative directors of the great houses.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of insensitivity

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