CAMPY Synonyms: 119 Similar and Opposite Words

campy

adjective

Definition of campy

as in foppish

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as in jokey

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Recent Examples of campy Simon took the campy photographs in the same Hilton hotel where Moore’s children awaited their mother, and the images make up what the wall text calls a MooreWrap cruise-collection look book. — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026 That’s right, the campy series based on May Cobb’s best-selling novel is almost back for season two, and Netflix has already confirmed season three is in the works. — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026 The campy horror-comedy is co-directed by Bacon, 68, and Sedgwick, 61, and stars the longtime couple and co-directors alongside their children Sosie and Travis, 37. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 The impossible-to-murder pair chase each other with a machete, shotgun, and chainsaw throughout the fantastically campy film, which pays homage to the classics like Death Becomes Her. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for campy

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Adjective

Most of the players immediately adopt exaggerated foppish courtier characters, complete with hoity-toity accents and hyperbolic graciousness.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
The first phase of Olympic ice dance was once an aristocratic affair — ruffles and frills flying as athletes performed romantic tangos, foppish quick steps and Viennese waltzes with straight backs and exaggerated posture.

— Robert Samuels, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2026

Definition of foppish

Adjective

Ultron and Vision sneak into Interpol’s servers for more information about Butcherbird’s victims, in a light, jokey sequence that spoofs security programs, AI bots, CAPTCHAs, and social media.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 21 Oct. 2026
After bestowing the jokey prize on actor Timothée Chalamet last year, Edwards announced that the coveted 2026 White Boy of the Year prize went to Justin Bieber.

— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of jokey

Adjective

The bicentennial was the moment of nostalgic gluttony that topped them all, with its reenactment of battles, its old-fashioned sailing ships, and its outpouring of sappy patriotic products printed with the magic numerals 76.

— Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026
The announcement may come as a shock for country fans who have followed the couple through their sappy podcast appearances and gushy acceptance speeches.

— Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2026

Definition of sappy

Adjective

In a Harris Poll survey published Wednesday, 65% of American adults reported spending $100 or more on playful activities or products — such as craft kits or action figures — for personal enjoyment between June 2025 and June 2026.

— Renée Onque, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
For Grande, whose ponytail has long been as recognizable as her voice, the new look is a playful departure that still stays true to her vibe.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of playful

Adjective

Ilya is looking for work as an assistant, and the professor, with his dandyish nerd arrogance, tells him to look at a paper he’s written and come back in a few days.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
For the magazine’s seventy-fifth anniversary, in 2000, the dog-loving portraitist William Wegman dressed up one of his Weimaraners as Eustace Tilley, our dandyish mascot, originally drawn by Rea Irvin.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 15 Sep. 2025

Definition of dandyish

Adjective

View gallery - 6 images Known for its distinctive product design and whimsical approach to making music gear, Sweden's Teenage Engineering (TE) is back at it with a multi-instrument amp that's got a fun side.

— Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Oct. 2026
But like so much later-era Simpsons, the periodically whimsical segment eventually becomes more about Homer than Lisa.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of whimsical

Adjective

The composer shows himself a cartoonish James Bond-type, battling with his prissy critics, while also dallying with his seductive wife, who is represented in opulent violin solos.

— Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
As Berenger’s prissy friend Gene, the character who transforms the most during the course of the play, Phillip Taratula changes in both body and soul.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 18 Mar. 2026

Definition of prissy

Adjective

With a captivating bank fraud mystery, and two irresistible love stories, Kleypas’ uniquely wise and witty novel is a gem.

— Monitor reviewers, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Oct. 2026
Revived for the first time since 2011, this production, directed by John Benjamin Hickey, is gutting, witty and painfully timely.

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of witty

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