Definitions

cheek

[cheek] / tʃik /

NOUN

side of human face

Synonyms

STRONG

chop choppers gill jowl

Antonyms

WEAK

humbleness meekness timidity

NOUN

audacity, boldness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

lip

STRONG

brashness brass brazenness chutzpah confidence disrespect effrontery gall impertinence impudence insolence nerve presumption rudeness sauce temerity

Antonyms

STRONG

caution fear humility manners modesty politeness respect shyness

WEAK

humbleness meekness timidity

Example Sentences

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I instinctively blinked back as happy tears streamed down my cheek.

From Los Angeles Times

"I did feel a bit guilty but, essentially, don't be so forward Lionel! If he'd gone for the cheek, he would have been fine."

From BBC

Jonah’s lightly freckled, always pinkish cheeks flash darker pink.

From Literature

A wave of hair went loose at that moment and fell from behind her ear across her cheek.

From Literature

Jesus said to “turn the other cheek,” but he never said to let them keep hitting you.

From The Wall Street Journal