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| Main Entry: | nifty |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | marvelous |
| Synonyms: | chic, clever, cool*, dandy, enjoyable, excellent, groovy*, keen, neat, peachy*, pleasing, quick, sharp, smart, spruce, stylish, super, swell, terrific |
| Antonyms: | bad, unpleasant, displeasing, unhandy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adroit |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very able or skilled |
| Synonyms: | adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack*, crackerjack*, cunning, cute, deft, dexterous, expert, foxy*, good, handy, ingenious, masterful, neat*, nifty*, nimble, on the ball*, proficient, quick-witted, savvy, sharp, skillful, slick, smart, up*, whiz*, wizard, hot tamale, on the beam, quick on the trigger, quick on the uptake, up to speed |
| Antonyms: | awkward, clumsy, dense, inept, stupid, unskilled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dandy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fine, excellent |
| Synonyms: | capital, cool*, exemplary, famous, first-class, first-rate, fly*, glorious, grand, great, groovy*, keen, marvelous, model, neat, nifty, paragon, peachy*, prime, splendid, swell, terrific, five-star, hunky-dory, sup rior |
| Antonyms: | bad, inferior, second-rate, unacceptable, not good |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dapper |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | well-groomed, neat |
| Synonyms: | brisk, chic, chichi, classy, clean, dainty, dashing, jaunty, natty, nice, nifty, nimble, posh, prim, rakish, ritzy, sassy, sharp, showy, smart, snazzy*, snug, spiffy, spruce, spry, stylish, swanky, swell, trim, bandbox, doggy, dressed to kill, dressed to nines, nobby, spiff, swank, turned out, well turned out |
| Antonyms: | dirty, scruffy, shabby, sloppy, tousled, wrinkled, dishevelled, ruffled, rumpled, ungroomed |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | dignified |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | honorable |
| Synonyms: | aristocratic, august, courtly, decorous, distinguished, distingué, eminent, formal, grand, grave, great, highbrow*, highfalutin', imperial, imperious, lofty, magisterial, magnificent, nifty*, noble, proud, refined, regal, reserved, respected, solemn, somber, stately, superior, upright |
| Antonyms: | dishonorable, indecorous, undignified |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | far-out |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unconventional and offbeat |
| Synonyms: | Bohemian, avant-garde, boss*, contemporary, cool*, cool, deep*, deep, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, groovy*, groovy, hip*, hippie, mod, modern, modernistic, neat, nifty, offbeat, out of this world, radical, sensational, strange, super, swell, trendy, unconventional, unorthodox, way-out, weird, wild, wonderful, out in left field, rad, rad, ultamodern, very unconventional |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | glamorous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | sophisticated in style |
| Synonyms: | alluring, attractive, charismatic, charming, classy, dazzling, elegant, enchanting, entrancing, exciting, fascinating, flashy, foxy*, glittering, glossy, lovely, magnetic, nifty, prestigious, righteous, seductive, siren, smart, bewitching, captivating, drop-dead gorgeous, looking like a million |
| Antonyms: | dull, lackluster, ugly, unsophisticated, unglamorous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gnarly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cool, excellent |
| Synonyms: | boss*, great, hairy*, keen, magnificent, marvelous, neat, nifty, sensational, superb, swell, wonderful, finest |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | groovy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cool, wonderful |
| Synonyms: | boss*, chic, deep*, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, far-out*, great, hip, neat*, nifty*, sensational, splendid, super, swell*, trendy, unorthodox, way-out, wild, with it, rad |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snazzy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | stylish |
| Synonyms: | attractive, beautiful, chic, chichi*, classy, dapper, dashing, dressy, fashionable, flashy, in vogue, jazzy, nifty, now*, ritzy, sharp, slick*, smart, snappy, sophisticated, trendy, dressed to kill, swank, upscale, uptown, voguish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | stylish |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fashionable |
| Synonyms: | a la mode*, beautiful, chic, chichi*, classy, dapper, dashing, dressy, fly*, groovy*, high-class*, in vogue, jazzy*, latest, mod*, modernistic, new, nifty, now*, ostentatious, polished, pretentious, rakish, ritzy, sassy*, sharp, showy, sleek, slick*, smart, snappy*, snazzy*, swell, trendy, up-to-date, urbane, dap, dressed to kill, dressed to the teeth, in, in fashion, in the mainstream, swank, tony, upscale, uptown, voguish |
| Antonyms: | old-fashioned, unfashionable, unstylish |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | swell |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | wonderful |
| Synonyms: | awesome, cool*, dandy*, deluxe, desirable, excellent, exclusive, fashionable, fine, fly*, grand, groovy*, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, plush, posh, ritzy*, smart, stylish, super, terrific |
| Antonyms: | bad, horrible, shabby |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | nice |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | likable, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | admirable, amiable, approved, attractive, becoming, charming, commendable, considerate, cordial, courteous, decorous, delightful, fair, favorable, friendly, genial, gentle, good, gracious, helpful, ingratiating, inviting, kind, kindly, lovely, nifty*, obliging, okay*, peachy*, pleasant, pleasurable, polite, prepossessing, seemly, superior, swell, welcome, well-mannered, winning, winsome, copacetic, ducky, fine and dandy, simpatico, unpresumptuous |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, horrible, nasty, repulsive, unpleasant, unlikable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | cool |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excellent |
| Synonyms: | boss*, dandy, divine, glorious, keen, marvelous, neat, nifty, sensational, swell, hunky-dory |
| Antonyms: | poor, square, unpopular, uncool |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hot |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | new, in vogue |
| Synonyms: | approved, cool*, dandy, favored, fresh, glorious, groovy*, keen, latest, marvelous, neat*, nifty*, peachy*, popular, recent, super, trendy, in demand, just out, sought-after, up-to-the-minute |
| Antonyms: | old, old-fashioned, out, unpopular |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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