Definitions

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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What’s nice about those things — well, not nice, but I get it — is that they wanted to honor Steely Dan, so they gave them album of the year.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 8, 2026

Denise Webb accused Farage of being "not a very nice man"

From BBC • Jul. 7, 2026

She also does a nice job of highlighting the extensive implications of this decision for our government.

From Slate • Jul. 7, 2026

“It used to be such a great town and the ’90s was nice.

From MarketWatch • Jul. 7, 2026

He had a nice smile, an easy one, like he did it all the time.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

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