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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“It’s pretty ridiculous,” added Monica Unzueta, a Maywood resident and fan of Mexico and Spain.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 13, 2026

"I had that foreboding of what life was going to be, and I was getting pretty good on the guitar, so I sold my birthday presents to raise the money to go to Sweden."

From BBC • Jun. 12, 2026

“We’re actually pretty optimistic about the returns for value stocks,” said Dave Grecsek, director of investment strategy at wealth-management firm Aspiriant, in a phone interview.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 12, 2026

The market’s narrative on Friday was pretty simple: the debut of Elon Musk’s rocket and artificial-intelligence company SpaceX.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

I’m almost certain I made mistakes, but given everything that’s going on, I think I did pretty well.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

pretty

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