English word

Nice

Definitions

adjective

  1. polite, kind
  2. trivialobsolete
  3. wanton, dissolute
  4. coy, reticent
  5. city and port on the Mediterranean Sea in southeastern France population 343,304
  6. pleasing, agreeable
  7. appropriate, fitting
  8. well-executed
  9. socially acceptable : well-bred
  10. virtuous, respectable
  11. possessing, marked by, or demanding great or excessive precision (see precision entry 1 sense 2a) and delicacy
  12. showing fastidious or finicky tastes : particular
  13. exacting in requirements or standards : punctilious

Synonyms for nice

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Synonyms by context

Pleasing or satisfying

adjective

(of a person) Good-natured or kind

adjective

Refined in behavior

adjective

  • refined
  • mannerly
  • courteous
  • cultivated
  • cultured
  • dignified
  • distinguished
  • elegant
  • genteel
  • noble

(informal) Said to express approval or satisfaction

interjection

Exclamation to express amazement or joy

interjection

  • wow
  • amazeballs
  • cool beans
  • out of this world
  • terrific
  • cowabunga
  • gee-whizz

Antonyms for nice

Opposite of pleasing or satisfying

(of a person) Opposite of good-natured or kind

  • unfriendly
  • uncaring
  • unsociable
  • aloof
  • antagonistic
  • antisocial
  • callous
  • cold

Opposite of refined in behavior

  • bad-mannered
  • unrefined
  • unseemly
  • coarse
  • crass
  • crude
  • disrespectful
  • ill-bred
  • ill-mannered
  • impolite