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

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One year after winning 10 games with one of the league’s most potent offenses, they’ve regressed in pretty much every way.

From The Wall Street Journal

But I think they have a pretty long-term time horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal

“I’m pretty sure all our kids’ furniture comes from his house because we followed them,” Shula said last week.

From Los Angeles Times

Although the meaning of the red cloak and details of who might be wearing it are under wraps for now, Winkleman told journalists earlier this month that the next series "gets pretty twisty".

From BBC

Added Indiana cornerback D’Angelo Ponds: “They have a great quarterback, great receivers as well, but I feel like we match up pretty well with them.”

From Los Angeles Times

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