46 Synonyms & Antonyms For PRETTY

Synonyms & Antonyms

Usage

Examples

Related Words

Definitions pretty [prit-ee] / ˈprɪt i / ADJECTIVE attractive Synonyms STRONGEST attractive beautiful charming cute elegant good-looking graceful handsome lovely neat pleasant STRONG fair WEAK appealing beauteous boss cheerful cher comely dainty darling delicate delightful dishy fine foxy pleasing pulchritudinous tasteful Antonyms STRONGEST homely repulsive ugly unattractive ADVERB very; moderately Synonyms STRONGEST a little considerably fairly kind of moderately quite rather reasonably somewhat very WEAK ample pretty much sort of tolerably

Usage

What are other ways to say pretty? Pretty implies a moderate but noticeable beauty, emphasizing gracefulness or delicacy: a pretty flower. A person or thing that is beautiful has perfection of form, color, etc., or noble and spiritual qualities: a beautiful landscape, a beautiful woman. Handsome often implies stateliness or pleasing proportion and symmetry: a handsome man. That which is lovely is beautiful but in a warm and endearing way: a lovely smile.

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

“So, I didn’t really know how to react. The Cubs coaches were talking highly of the Dodgers coaches, so then I was pretty excited.”

From Los Angeles Times

In a separate earlier incident, Healey said two ballistic missiles were fired towards Cyprus although he was "pretty sure" it was not being targeted.

From BBC

They can do double-duty as both home heaters and AC units and are pretty good at maintaining a constant temperature inside a home without the blast-then-cool-off cycle typical of a furnace.

From Los Angeles Times

He posted two videos on Instagram saying he heard "some pretty loud bangs going off" as anti-missile defences were activated.

From BBC

He said two ballistic missiles were also "fired in the direction of Cyprus" but added that "we're pretty sure they weren't targeted at Cyprus".

From BBC

Related Words

Words related to pretty are not direct synonyms, but are associated with the word pretty. Browse related words to learn more about word associations.

attractive beauteous beautiful becoming bewitching bonny clever cleverest comely considerable cute cutest daintier dainty decorative fair fair good-looking graceful loveliest lovely moderately more attractive more beautiful more graceful more winsome most attractive most beautiful most winsome photogenic picturesque preen preened pulchritudinous quite rather ravishing sightly slightly somewhat stunning taking very wicked winsome

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.