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fine and dandy

ADJECTIVE
nice
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 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
pleasant
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agreeable amiable amusing bland charming cheerful congenial cool cordial delightful engaging enjoyable fun gracious homey likable lovely mild pleasing pleasurable polite refreshing satisfying sweet
WEAK
affable civil civilized convivial copacetic delectable diplomatic enchanting fine genial good-humored gratifying jolly jovial kindly mild-mannered nice obliging social soft sympathetic urbane welcome
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitated bad bitter boring disagreeable discordant gloomy harsh hateful incompatible mean nasty offensive repulsive rude sad severe ugly unenjoyable unfriendly ungracious unhappy unlikeable unpleasant
WEAK
bothersome troubling unacceptable worrisome

Example Sentences

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But fans will say all of that is fine and dandy - what matters is what happens between the ropes.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2025

“We have to fight about that stuff. That’s all fine and dandy, but we’re well on our way, and I feel really good about it.”

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

Its message is a fine and dandy one, but it’s delivered not by Pony Express, but a herd of thundering buffalo.

From Washington Post • Jan. 19, 2022

Which usually would be all fine and dandy because all that requires is a simple majority and Democrats currently have the majority of 51 votes in the Senate.

From The Guardian • Oct. 6, 2021

“We’re just fine and dandy, thank you. And what work is it you do now?”

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver