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

The audience cheered for their favorite looks, danced to the soundtrack, and cooed at the cute dogs that appeared on the runway (one in sunglasses). — Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

What’s really interesting to me is that Meta has done a really good job on top of that fundamental model of making a cute consumer product. — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026

Here, that means pulling the trigger on cute gems from the likes of Lulus, Levi’s, and Lioness, then giving especially cute finds from the likes of Zesica a shot. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 7 Oct. 2026

Another small desk option for furnishing even the tiniest of studio apartments, with cute vintage-looking rounded knobs. — Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026