Definitions

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 someone who has been to many Indian weddings, I can pretty confidently say that you will be well fed.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026

“It’ll be pretty nice, typical June weather for that area in Inglewood,” said National Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Kittell.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

What they got was a cool response from John McGinn, not just super with the ball at his feet but also pretty nifty with a microphone in front of his face.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

This system wasn’t pretty, and Cuba stayed desperately poor, but the communist regime survived.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

I’m pretty sure he’s reviewing last week’s progress report from school.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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