cornball
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cornball
Synonyms: Noun
bumpkin, chawbacon, churl, clodhopper, countryman, hayseed, hick, hillbilly, provincial, rube, rustic, yokel
Synonyms: Adjective
corn-fed, cornpone, corny, hokey
Antonyms: Noun
cosmopolitan, cosmopolite, sophisticate
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Examples of cornball in a Sentence
Noun
a movie about a cornball making his way through a world of cynical sophisticatesAdjective
a cornball musical about farmers a cornball sense of humor
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Hollywood is bloody and messy, but its aims are sweet, bordering on cornball. — Jesse Hassenger, The Verge, "Quentin Tarantino’s historical revisionism makes his movies better suited for the future," 1 Aug. 2019 That sounds like a bushel of cornball and might have devolved into pure ick if the director, Dave McCary, didn't lead from the heart and wasn't adept at navigating seemingly clashing tones. — The New York Times, NOLA.com, "'Brigsby Bear' movie review: A weird but wonderful bit of offbeat joy," 18 Aug. 2017 That sounds like a bushel of cornball and might have devolved into pure ick if the director, Dave McCary, didn’t lead from the heart. — Manohla Dargis, The Seattle Times, "‘Brigsby Bear’ review: Lonely superfan meets world in sweet, funny tale," 16 Aug. 2017 That sounds like a bushel of cornball and might have devolved into pure ick if the director, Dave McCary, didn’t lead from the heart and wasn’t adept at navigating seemingly clashing tones. — Manohla Dargis, New York Times, "Review: Cosplay and Comedy in ‘Brigsby Bear’," 27 July 2017Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective
But the show has also kneecapped itself with scene after scene of insufferable cornball humor. — Daniel Payne, National Review, "In Its Third Season, Stranger Things Strays from What Made It Great," 20 July 2019 So why are so many vacation homes still tainted by these tired, cornball clichés? — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, "How One Designer Dreams Up Exciting Island Getaways That Function Like Home," 17 May 2019 Here’s how to rock the red, white, and blue this Fourth of July without any of the cornball risks or dorky potential for disaster. — Yang-yi Goh, GQ, "17 Fourth of July Menswear Buys That’ll Outshine the Fireworks," 3 July 2018 That’s a particular thing, that sort of cornball comedy, relocating the ornery hillbilly or farmer to another environment that is baffling to the city people. — Aaron Gilbreath, Longreads, "Publishing the Best of the Desert: An Interview With Ken Layne," 25 Apr. 2018 Every bit of the real me was in dancing and recitals in cornball town, Wethersfield, Connecticut. — Shammara Lawrence, Allure, "Betsey Johnson Reveals Her Beauty Philosophy and the Inspiring Reason She Wants to Start Her Own Makeup Line," 5 Apr. 2018 The final episode wasn't mushy, true to Brownstein's comment at the Television Critics Association 2018 winter press tour that ending a sketch comedy show doesn't call for cornball plot developments. — Kristi Turnquist, OregonLive.com, "'Portlandia' series finale: Sweet, strange and channeling Portland nostalgia," 22 Mar. 2018 People who know Pai describe him as an ebullient presence, given to occasional cornball humor. — Hamza Shaban, chicagotribune.com, "FCC's Ajit Pai dressed up as Santa and wielded a lightsaber to mock net neutrality rules," 15 Dec. 2017 Hadn’t everyone seen that cornball Jimmy Stewart vehicle, rerun on television annually during the holiday season, a few dozen times? — Julia M. Klein, Philly.com, "Stage play of 'Wonderful Life' at the Walnut: The darn thing works!," 3 Nov. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cornball.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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