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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As he said with a laugh, “I pretty much went from a school bus to a tour bus.”

From Salon • May 26, 2026

Captain Virgil van Dijk said in February that Kerkez is "making big progress" and that it is "pretty clear you definitely see an improvement".

From BBC • May 26, 2026

I’m pretty clear that everybody on set’s gonna laugh because he’s just got that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

“Our customers will choose. And I’m pretty sure, also from feedback that we’re getting, that we have existing customers who have combustion or hybrids who also will want to have electric.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

“Hear that band’s pretty good. Maybe stay for the midnight movies.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith

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