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nicely

adverb

Synonyms and Antonyms of nicely

1 in a pleasing way

  • he's a nicely helpful child
Synonyms of nicely

agreeably, charmingly, delectably, deliciously, delightfully, dreamily, enchantingly, enjoyably, favorably, felicitously, fetchingly, gloriously, gratifyingly, great, palatably, pleasantly, pleasingly, pleasurably, prettily, satisfyingly, splendidly, sweetly, swimmingly, welcomely, well, winningly
Words Related to nicely

finely, grandly, magnificently

advantageously, helpfully

blessedly, fortunately, happily, luckily

excellently, superbly

marvelously, sensationally, wonderfully

attractively, beautifully, handsomely

appealingly, appetizingly, enticingly, invitingly, temptingly
Near Antonyms of nicely

abominably, appallingly, awfully, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, shockingly, sickeningly, terribly, vilely

annoyingly, disgustingly, distressingly, irritatingly, vexingly
Antonyms of nicely

badly, disagreeably, ill, unpleasantly

2 in a satisfactory way

  • I'm doing nicely, and thanks for asking
Synonyms of nicely

acceptably, adequately, all right, alright, creditably, decently, fine, good, middlingly, OK (or okay), passably, respectably, satisfactorily, serviceably, so-so, sufficiently, tolerably, well
Words Related to nicely

appropriately, aptly, congruously, correctly, decorously, felicitously, fittingly, happily, meetly, rightly, seemly, suitably

gratifyingly, satisfyingly

effectively, effectually, efficiently, neatly, tidily
Near Antonyms of nicely

unbearably

inappropriately, incorrectly, indecently, unsuitably

awfully, deplorably, disastrously, dreadfully, horrendously, horribly, horridly, miserably, terribly
Antonyms of nicely

bad, badly, deficiently, ill, inadequately, insufficiently, intolerably, poorly, unacceptably, unsatisfactorily

3 with good reason or courtesy

  • excuse yourself nicely and you should be fine
Synonyms of nicely

considerately, courteously, graciously, kindly, reasonably, thoughtfully, well
Words Related to nicely

pleasantly

excusably, fairly, justifiably, validly

discreetly, judiciously, prudently, sensibly, wisely

chivalrously, decorously, deferentially, gallantly, politely, respectfully, solicitously

compassionately, humanely, kindheartedly, sweetly, sympathetically
Near Antonyms of nicely

contemptuously, disdainfully, disrespectfully, impolitely, rudely, scornfully, snootily

cruelly, heartlessly, nastily, viciously

shabbily, unfairly
Antonyms of nicely

discourteously, inconsiderately, thoughtlessly

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