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Synonyms & Antonyms of nice
1
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste
- had nice manners
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2
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses
- a cool glass of lemonade sure would be nice
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- agreeable,
- blessed
- (also blest),
- congenial,
- darling,
- delectable,
- delicious,
- delightful,
- delightsome,
- dreamy,
- dulcet,
- enjoyable,
- felicitous,
- good,
- grateful,
- gratifying,
- heavenly,
- jolly,
- luscious,
- palatable,
- pleasant,
- pleasing,
- pleasurable,
- pretty,
- satisfying,
- savory
- (also savoury),
- sweet,
- tasty,
- welcome
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- bilious,
- disgusting,
- distasteful,
- obnoxious,
- offensive,
- repellent
- (also repellant),
- repugnant,
- repulsive,
- revulsive,
- unsavory,
- vile,
- yucky
- (also yukky)
- depressing,
- disheartening,
- dismal,
- dreary,
- gloomy,
- heartbreaking,
- heartrending,
- joyless,
- lachrymose,
- sad,
- unhappy
- deplorable,
- doleful,
- dolorous,
- lamentable,
- lugubrious,
- mournful,
- regrettable,
- sorrowful,
- tragic
- (also tragical)
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3
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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- choosy
- (or choosey),
- dainty,
- delicate,
- demanding,
- exacting,
- fastidious,
- finical,
- finicking,
- finicky,
- fussbudgety,
- fussy,
- old-maidish,
- particular,
- pernickety
- [chiefly British],
- persnickety,
- picky
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4
having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations
- such a nice person to have as a party guest
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- amicable,
- clever
- [dialect],
- cordial,
- friendly,
- neighborly
- attractive,
- delightful,
- enjoyable,
- likable
- (or likeable)
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- boorish,
- discourteous,
- ill-mannered,
- impolite,
- inconsiderate,
- rude,
- surly,
- uncivil,
- unkind,
- unmannerly,
- unsociable
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5
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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6
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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7
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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The first known use of nice was in the 14th century
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