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hickish Synonyms

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Characteristic of a hick; provincially unsophisticated, awkward, or rustic in a derogatory sense.

Usage Example

"He worried that his small-town manners might seem provincial to his new colleagues in the city."

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provincial
countrified
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rustic
unsophisticated
backwoods
cloddish
boorish
parochial

Opposites of hickish

The opposite of hickish shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

urbane
cosmopolitan
sophisticated
polished
cultured
refined
worldly
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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Hickish. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/hickish
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