Antonyms of adj funky

4 senses of funky

Sense 1
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented -- (offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky")

INDIRECT (VIA malodorous) -> fragrant -- (pleasant-smelling)

Sense 2
funky, low-down -- ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)

INDIRECT (VIA emotional) -> unemotional -- (unsusceptible to or destitute of or showing no emotion)

Sense 3
funky -- (stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style")

INDIRECT (VIA unconventional, unconventional) -> conventional -- (following accepted customs and proprieties; "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address")
INDIRECT (VIA unconventional) -> conventional -- (unimaginative and conformist; "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes")

Sense 4
funky -- (in a state of cowardly fright)

INDIRECT (VIA cowardly) -> brave, courageous -- (possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set a courageous example by leading them safely into and out of enemy-held territory")

Similarity of adj funky

4 senses of funky

Sense 1
fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented -- (offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky")
       => malodorous (vs. fragrant), malodourous, unpleasant-smelling, ill-smelling, stinky -- (having an unpleasant smell)

Sense 2
funky, low-down -- ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)
       => emotional (vs. unemotional) -- (of more than usual emotion; "his behavior was highly emotional")

Sense 3
funky -- (stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style")
       => unconventional (vs. conventional) (vs. conventional) -- (not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles")

Sense 4
funky -- (in a state of cowardly fright)
       => cowardly (vs. brave), fearful -- (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley)

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