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tacky

How many syllables in tacky?

  2 syllables

Divide tacky into syllables:   tack-y
Stressed syllable in tacky:   tack-y
How to pronounce tacky:   tak-ee
How to say tacky:

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Synonyms for tacky


1 syllable
  • cheap
  • low
  • gauche
  • moist
2 syllables
  • cheesy
  • crummy
  • gummy
  • messy
  • shabby
  • sticky
  • trashy
  • vulgar
  • chintzy
  • gluey
  • kitschy
  • nasty
  • shoddy
  • tawdry
  • viscous
3 syllables
  • in bad taste
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What rhymes with tacky

1 syllable
  • wack
    2 syllables
    • ackee
    • hackie
    • jacky
    • khaki
    • wacky
    • Bacchae
    • jackie
    • jakie
    • lackey
    3 syllables
    • Iraqi
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