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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"The inconsistency of positions throughout the administration is pretty unique; there's not really a historical analogue that I can think of," Min said.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Armed only with a graph of the unemployment rate, one could do a pretty good job picking out historical recessions.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

“But then I realized pretty quickly that this would lead me down a bad route.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Unlike pretty much any other concert in Southern California, general parking is free at Coachella for the day.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

At the beginning of the summer, I was pretty sure we both were.

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

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