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as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
a cool glass of lemonade sure would be nice
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2
as in polite
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
had nice manners
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as in careful
hard to please
she's far too nice about her clothes for me to even consider giving her clothing for her birthday
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as in gracious
having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations
such a nice person to have as a party guest
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as in subtle
made or done with extreme care and accuracy
the noticeably nice folding of the dinner napkins told us that we were in the home of a domestic diva
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as in honorable
conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue
in those days nice people would not have been caught dead in a gambling casino
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as in formal
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details
a gentleman's club with a nice code of honor that no one can breach and still remain a member
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Recent Examples of nice
But Kolek settled back into a rhythm and got a pair of nice plays from his defense.
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The Key West Film Festival in November emphasizes Florida filmmakers, and is a nice way to fuel your creative juices and meet Florida creatives.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
And while there is no replacing Kittle, Tonges had a nice game to build on, and Brayden Willis will come up off the practice squad.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tax breaks are nice, but regulatory frameworks that enable innovation are where sustainable advantages emerge.
—Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 12 Sep. 2025
The Key West Film Festival in November emphasizes Florida filmmakers, and is a nice way to fuel your creative juices and meet Florida creatives.
—Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 12 Sep. 2025
And while there is no replacing Kittle, Tonges had a nice game to build on, and Brayden Willis will come up off the practice squad.
—Vic Tafur, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2025
Tax breaks are nice, but regulatory frameworks that enable innovation are where sustainable advantages emerge.
—Kevin Cushnie, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for nice
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nice
Adjective
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Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Enfield is a pleasant, unremarkable suburb of north London.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
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Throughout his unfortunately short life, Charlie committed himself unreservedly to reasoned debate, rational discourse, and the polite exchange of opinion.—
Newsweek Contributors,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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It is paneled in dark wood, the chairs are heavy leather and the murmur of polite, intelligent conversation hangs in the air.—
Benjamin D. Summers,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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But Eliasen is careful not to let scope creep derail initial implementations.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Be careful when handling debris that may have blown into your yard.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Penalties on penalties on penalties, gracious hosts, UCLA’s 13 flags Friday gifted the Lobos 116 yards – running the season’s tally to 30 penalties for 275 yards.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Goodness gracious, what an adorable little burrito that kid is!—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
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His celebration was subtle yet suave, a drop of his bat with a flick of his wrist.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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This is clearly a quick screen and may not pick up more subtle issues.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Initially receiving a general discharge, Matlovich’s status was posthumously elevated to honorable.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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That would be the honest, fair and honorable thing to do.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Sep. 2025
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The former officials’ attorneys, represented by former Hunter Biden attorney Abbe Lowell, are seeking back pay and a formal declaration that the firings were unlawful.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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The proposal has not yet been presented to the FA Board and there has been no formal vote at EFL level, either.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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From here on out, Belly’s experience in Paris becomes much more delightful.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Vulture,
10 Sep. 2025
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The conversation — which delivered plenty of delightful outbursts from the over-the-top Tonioli — took a deep dive into a Season 7 emergency that sent Julianne Hough to the ER, and the memorable night protestors stormed the DWTS stage.—
Claire Franken,
TVLine,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Nice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nice. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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