Synonyms of cute

cute

adjective

ˈkyüt 

1

as in beautiful

very pleasing to look at

a cute baby that no one could resist cooing over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beautiful
• lovely
• gorgeous
• handsome
• attractive
• pretty
• charming
• stunning
• good
• elegant
• delightful
• sexy
• good-looking
• likely
• perfect
• beauteous
• ravishing
• comely
• aesthetic
• glorious
• fascinating
• drop-dead
• hot
• knockout
• goodly
• fetching
• magnificent
• fair
• flawless
• seemly
• exquisite
• taking
• pleasant
• superb
• desirable
• appealing
• lovesome
• bonny
• alluring
• glamorous
• well-favored
• delicate
• sightly
• cunning
• splendid
• engaging
• dainty
• sublime
• seductive
• personable
• prepossessing
• radiant
• statuesque
• foxy
• resplendent
• presentable
• striking
• snazzy
• luscious
• glossy
• showy
• photogenic
• hunky
• flashy
• nubile
• slick
• flamboyant
• toothsome
• prettyish
• Junoesque
• dollish
• dishy
• splashy
• chocolate-box
• studly
• arresting
• eye-catching
• pulchritudinous
• zingy
• telegenic
• showstopping

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ugly
• plain
• unattractive
• hideous
• grotesque
• homely
• bad
• unlovely
• terrible
• unsightly
• horrible
• disgusting
• repulsive
• offensive
• objectionable
• disagreeable
• unpleasing
• shocking
• repugnant
• dreadful
• revolting
• loathsome
• frightful
• abominable
• ghastly
• vile
• sickening
• nasty
• uncute
• abhorrent
• repellent
• foul
• unhandsome
• unbeautiful
• unpleasant
• nauseating
• unpretty
• unaesthetic
• uncomely
• ill-favored
• unappealing
• unappetizing
• unprepossessing
• unbecoming
• unimposing
• frumpy
• frumpish
• unshapely

2

as in cunning

clever at attaining one's ends by indirect and often deceptive means

she's very nice, but she's not afraid to get cute when there's something she wants

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cunning
• slick
• subtle
• deceptive
• foxy
• crafty
• fraudulent
• dishonest
• designing
• crooked
• artful
• tricky
• treacherous
• sly
• beguiling
• wily
• shrewd
• cagey
• devious
• dodgy
• shady
• guileful
• scheming
• deceitful
• slippery
• sharp
• calculating
• sneaky
• glib
• circular
• hypocritical
• astute
• covert
• undercover
• unscrupulous
• clandestine
• shifty
• facile
• plotting
• secret
• oblique
• roundabout
• knavish
• serpentine
• Machiavellian
• insincere
• underhanded
• concealed
• stealthy
• underhand
• backhanded
• circuitous
• surreptitious
• furtive
• two-faced
• insinuating
• smooth-tongued
• mealy
• left-handed
• double-dealing
• mealymouthed
• hugger-mugger

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• innocent
• artless
• guileless
• ingenuous
• obvious
• plain
• simple
• real
• open
• public
• natural
• sincere
• straightforward
• candid
• unpretentious
• honest
• outspoken
• unaffected
• frank
• patent
• direct
• childlike
• unsophisticated
• forthright
• unconcealed
• impressionable
• unpretending
• unvarnished
• undesigning
• unworldly
• simpleminded
• aboveboard
• plainspoken
• unstudied
• trusting
• unforced
• trustful

3

as in flippant

making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred

we're having a serious discussion here, so cut the cute remarks

Synonyms & Similar Words

• flippant
• playful
• smart
• wise
• inappropriate
• flip
• mischievous
• facetious
• pert
• smart-ass
• smarty-pants
• casual
• smart-assed
• rude
• sassy
• wiseass
• smart-alecky
• smart-aleck
• cheeky
• frivolous
• fresh
• saucy
• impish
• impudent
• cocky
• waggish
• roguish
• disrespectful
• flighty
• thoughtless
• impertinent
• glib
• breezy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sincere
• earnest
• serious
• solemn
• grave
• sober
• somber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of cute

Regardless of their sometimes efficient demeanor, even TSA officers enjoy cute moments like this one. — Meena Thiruvengadam, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2026

But the possibility that these new tracks were augmented by AI saps the novelty, in the same way that an AI video of a raccoon climbing a string of Christmas lights isn’t cute in the slightest. — Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026

While the robotic space helpers of today might be cute little cubes, the success of the Astrobee program begs the question of how robots in space might continue to evolve. — Chelsea Gohd, Space.com, 3 Nov. 2026

Watch Grande’s cute appearance with her Focker-in-Law castmates above. — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 3 Nov. 2026