Synonyms of dapper

dapper

adjective

ˈda-pər 

as in elegant

being strikingly neat and trim in style or appearance

the dapper gentleman drew admiring glances from all over the ballroom

Synonyms & Similar Words

• elegant
• smart
• stylish
• fashionable
• natty
• snappy
• spruce
• sharp
• chic
• formal
• dressy
• tidy
• immaculate
• careful
• meticulous
• orderly
• modish
• spiffed-up
• fastidious
• groomed
• pristine
• clean
• fussy
• in
• spotless
• squeaky-clean
• dolled up
• combed
• à la mode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• disheveled
• slovenly
• unkempt
• sloppy
• rumpled
• wrinkled
• messy
• shabby
• untidy
• frowsy
• uncombed
• dirty
• scruffy
• sleazy
• filthy
• grimy
• dingy
• stained
• grubby
• mussed
• unclean
• spotted
• nasty
• foul
• soiled
• scrubby
• unfashionable
• inelegant
• dowdy
• scroungy
• scuzzy
• sullied
• smirched
• unstylish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dapper

His songs were populated with a romantic rogue figure known as the malandro, typically represented as a dapper man in a white suit and a Panama hat. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 July 2026

In the pool bath, a Scott Zaragoza tondo of Jeff as a dapper explorer confronting a gargantuan Venus flytrap strikes a pitch-perfect note of weirdness. — Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 1 July 2026

The British brand’s suiting channeled dapper English luxury with dedicated cigar pockets on outerwear, along with mismatched velvet slippers adorned with playing card emblems. — Scarlett Conlon, CNN Money, 24 June 2026

Corneliani updated its sartorial proposition via functional details befitting a very dapper explorer. — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 22 June 2026