Synonyms of dandy

dandy 1 of 2

adjective

as in excellent

of the very best kind

that's a dandy new racing bike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• great
• lovely
• terrific
• fine
• superb
• awesome
• beautiful
• fabulous
• fantastic
• stellar
• prime
• marvelous
• hot
• neat
• classic
• cool
• famous
• quality
• slick
• heavenly
• splendid
• nifty
• brave
• good
• peachy
• divine
• sensational
• first-class
• high-class
• first-rate
• noble
• grand
• sterling
• groovy
• swell
• superior
• exceptional
• choice
• crackerjack
• superlative
• top
• dynamite
• mean
• dope
• top-notch
• banner
• topping
• prize
• too much
• cracking
• fab
• par excellence
• keen
• top-shelf
• out of this world
• blue-ribbon
• jim-dandy
• righteous
• wizard
• immense
• radical
• decent
• first-string
• gone
• unsurpassed
• boss
• blue-chip
• A-OK
• fantabulous
• number one
• out-of-sight
• primo
• bully
• bang-up
• topflight
• tip-top
• bumper
• frontline
• better
• corking
• capital
• bonny
• gangbusters
• supernal
• A1
• boffo
• peachy keen
• acceptable
• brag
• top-of-the-line
• special
• satisfactory
• down
• OK
• adequate
• prizewinning
• hype
• numero uno
• classical
• phat
• gilt-edged
• five-star
• fancy
• four-star
• tolerable
• traditional
• passable
• all right
• premium
• standard
• high-grade
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• lousy
• pathetic
• wretched
• rotten
• vile
• atrocious
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• execrable
• low-grade
• substandard
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

dandy

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noun

ˈdan-dē 

1

as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance

that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dude
• beau
• fop
• macaroni
• gallant
• Beau Brummell
• jay
• pretty boy
• buck
• popinjay
• lounge lizard
• cavalier
• coxcomb
• swell
• blade
• exquisite
• fancy Dan
• clotheshorse
• dasher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slob
• sloven

2

as in beauty

something very good of its kind

that new PDA is a dandy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauty
• dream
• wonder
• marvel
• peach
• beaut
• something else
• phenomenon
• sweetheart
• doozy
• dilly
• humdinger
• jim-dandy
• snorter
• gem
• ripper
• corker
• daisy
• hot stuff
• crackerjack
• pippin
• honey
• pip
• nifty
• sockdolager
• standout
• ripsnorter
• lollapalooza
• lulu
• knockout
• hummer
• jewel
• cat's meow
• prodigy
• sensation
• bee's knees
• diamond
• pearl
• treasure
• plum
• crown jewel
• imperial
• catch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lemon
• loser
• failure
• turkey
• disappointment
• bust
• flop
• dud
• letdown
• stinker

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dandy

Adjective

Despite not practicing and playing in weeks, Hunt made a couple dandy defensive plays and had the breakout up the boards en route to Hartman’s goal. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Candy is dandy but trick or treat for UNICEF has heft. — NPR, 30 Oct. 2025

Noun

And those Berger hallmarks are certainly on display in the new one, a drama about a dandy named Lord Doyle, a down-and-out con man and gambling addict on the brink of a breakdown in the kitschy gaming hub of Macau. — Glenn Whipp, Boston Herald, 17 Oct. 2025

Oscar Isaac‘s Victor Frankenstein is part 18th-century dandy and part swaggering Swinging Sixties rock star, as if Lord Byron had been genetically spliced with Brian Jones. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2025