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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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Claiming an extension is pretty straightforward, as far as taxes and government bureaucracy go.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

This means that it’s becoming harder to pick stocks that will beat the market, but the stocks that do beat the market see pretty substantial gains.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

“This generation really sees stereotypes pretty quickly … they’ll see inappropriate behavior quickly, and they will call it out.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

I think being able to race pretty fast uphill would be possible, if I had had some couple of years of training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

But Nollie was different from me; she was pretty and well-behaved and always had her handkerchief.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom