groovy

adjective

ˈgrü-vē 

groovier; grooviest

: having an admirable or desirable quality: such as

a

: wonderful, excellent

… felt that this poetry was … enjoyable, not to mention groovy.

—R. M. Muccigrosso

b

: hip, trendy

… a younger and groovier audience …

—Robert MacKenzie

—usually used to evoke the language of the 1960s

Synonyms of groovy

• wonderful
• lovely
• awesome
• excellent
• beautiful
• terrific
• fabulous
• great
• fantastic
• superb
• stellar
• marvelous
• prime
• hot
• fine
• cool
• classic
• neat

Examples of groovy in a Sentence

a great movie with groovy special effects

old college buddies fondly recalling the days when bell-bottom jeans were about the grooviest thing around

Recent Examples on the Web

The threat of death and/or disappearance is real, even as the mood is dangerously groovy. —Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026

The stakes are high, the KGB agents are handsome, the intelligence is deadly, and the costumes are groovy. —Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 15 Jan. 2026

But how about that groovy Dutch Flats plaque at the old post office? —Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

Her knit separates also featured a groovy geometric pattern. —Hannah Malach, InStyle, 14 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for groovy

• movie

Kids Definition

groovy

adjective

ˈgrü-vē 

groovier; grooviest

: very good : excellent