Synonyms of nifty

nifty 1 of 2

adjective

ˈnif-tē 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

that popcorn popper is nifty

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• awesome
• terrific
• great
• lovely
• fantastic
• fabulous
• superb
• beautiful
• marvelous
• marvellous
• stellar
• neat
• fine
• hot
• cool
• prime
• classic
• famous
• slick
• splendid
• groovy
• heavenly
• dandy
• quality
• sensational
• brave
• good
• divine
• superlative
• top-notch
• top
• exceptional
• fab
• first-class
• fantabulous
• banner
• first-rate
• immense
• grand
• too much
• high-class
• crackerjack
• superior
• decent
• sterling
• top-shelf
• topping
• dynamite
• noble
• peachy
• cracking
• keen
• radical
• prize
• choice
• swell
• mean
• No. 1
• special
• par excellence
• blue-ribbon
• out of this world
• wizard
• dope
• blue-chip
• number one
• bumper
• bang-up
• first-string
• top-of-the-line
• boffo
• unsurpassed
• primo
• jim-dandy
• supernal
• corking
• righteous
• topflight
• better
• out-of-sight
• gangbuster
• boss
• frontline
• gone
• A1
• peachy keen
• gilt-edge
• brag
• gangbusters
• capital
• tip-top
• adequate
• hype
• prizewinning
• phat
• fancy
• A-OK
• bully
• bonny
• gilt-edged
• down
• five-star
• traditional
• acceptable
• okay
• bonnie
• four-star
• satisfactory
• classical
• numero uno
• tolerable
• passable
• OK
• all right
• premium
• standard
• high-grade
• high-test
• select
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

nifty

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noun

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

though ostensibly a drama, the play is filled with zingy little nifties that lighten the mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• boffo
• funny
• gag
• joking
• giggle
• wisecrack
• one-liner
• yuck
• witticism
• yak
• pleasantry
• jape
• quip
• drollery
• josh
• trick
• rib
• boff
• sally
• yock
• scream
• prank
• yuk
• waggery
• jest
• crack
• practical joke
• parody
• humorousness
• wisecracking
• riot
• antic
• caper
• funning
• boffola
• humor
• comedy
• leg-pull
• riff
• mock
• burlesque
• buffoonery
• panic
• kidding
• banter
• knee-slapper
• repartee
• mockery
• put-on
• persiflage
• wordplay
• caricature
• hilariousness
• funniness
• lampoon
• wit
• drollness
• monkeyshine(s)
• raillery
• thigh-slapper
• facetiousness

2

as in beauty

something very good of its kind

that joke was a nifty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of nifty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

In stoppage time, Naeher made a nifty one-handed stop to preserve the victory. —Sean Gregory / Paris, TIME, 10 Aug. 2024

More than wow throws or nifty manuevering for an almost no-look screen pass to D’Andre Swift that went for 42 yards, the Bears wanted to see a clean operation. —Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024

Noun

The first came on a nifty, 9-yard cutback run by tailback Rayshon Luke (who had gained 21 yards on a screen pass on the previous play). —Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2022

This nifty trick is predicated on the idea that the Level 2 car has some form of sensor devices such as video cameras, radar, LIDAR, or the like that are used to detect vehicles that are ahead of the Level 2 car. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022