catchpenny

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of CATCHPENNY

arousing a strong and usually superficial interest or emotional reaction <the novel's catchpenny title belies its serious literary ambitions>

Synonyms catchpenny, gee-whiz, lurid, screaming, sensationalist, sensationalistic

Related Words catchy; colorful, juicy, racy, suggestive; dramatic, histrionic, melodramatic, theatrical (also theatric); coarse, vulgar; gory, shocking

Near Antonyms innocuous, inoffensive, tame; dignified, formal, proper, restrained

Antonyms nonsensational

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