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nice

[nahys] / naɪs /
ADJECTIVE
likable, agreeable
Synonyms
STRONG
cordial ducky fair friendly good kind lovely okay superior swell welcome winning
WEAK
admirable amiable approved attractive becoming charming commendable considerate copacetic courteous decorous delightful favorable fine and dandy genial gentle gracious helpful ingratiating inviting kindly nifty obliging peachy pleasant pleasurable polite prepossessing seemly simpatico unpresumptuous well-mannered winsome
Antonyms
STRONG
aloof bad cool disagreeable mean ugly unacceptable unfriendly unpleasant unsociable unsuitable
WEAK
disordered horrible imprecise nasty repulsive unlikable unmannerly unrefined
ADJECTIVE
precise, neat, refined
Synonyms
STRONG
dainty fine hairsplitting minute particular right tidy trim
WEAK
accurate becoming befitting careful choosy conforming correct critical cultured decent delicate discerning discriminating distinguishing exact exacting fastidious finespun finical finicking finicky fussy genteel meticulous persnickety picky proper respectable rigorous scrupulous seemly squeamish strict subtle trivial virtuous well-bred
Antonyms
STRONG
coarse imprecise inexact rough sloppy undiscriminating
WEAK
bad disagreeable disordered horrible nasty repulsive unlikable unmannerly unpleasant unrefined

Example Sentences

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I won’t name him because it wouldn’t be fair or nice, I suppose.

From Los Angeles Times

This must be a nice way to cap it off with the Carol Burnett Award.

From Los Angeles Times

I had a nice conversation with a council worker who realised we were investigating the fake images.

From BBC

"It's not nice watching them have all the fun. All of us have to remember how badly this feels and take it into not letting it happen again."

From Barron's

"It was nice to finish on a high note and we know the importance of every Test match in terms of the World Test Championship," said Smith, with points at stake in Sydney.

From Barron's

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