PERT Synonyms: 215 Similar and Opposite Words

pert

adjective

ˈpərt

Definition of pert

as in lively

having much high-spirited energy and movement a pert girl who is a member of the cheerleading squad

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as in cute

making light of something usually regarded as serious or sacred a pert retort that irritated the teacher

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as in spicy

sharp and pleasantly stimulating to the mind or senses a pert suggestion for a truly original marketing campaign

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Recent Examples of pert With a bit of slow cooking, those impossibly pert, shiny tomatoes relax and soften, releasing their juices to mingle in a deeply satisfying dish. — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026 Boonbunchachoke’s strange and funny script is constructed of multiple nesting stories, like how my own vacuum pops out a pert little dustbuster that really digs into the cracks. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Feb. 2026 Just as its title values blunt simplicity, Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote’s screenplay sets up the film’s central murder club with pert efficiency. — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 22 Aug. 2025 On a September morning in 1914 a pert and pretty 21-year-old girl from Spokane, Washington, put her horse into what hundreds of onlookers regarded as a somewhat hazardous climb. — Ben East, Outdoor Life, 14 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pert

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pert

Adjective

The sightlines are good and the atmosphere lively, confirming the potential of Plymouth, the biggest city in the country never to have hosted a top-flight football club.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Shipley-Welter remembers when the town was more lively, with open storefronts and a nearby grocery store.

— Julianna Mejia August 13, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

After Culkin penned a sweet message to Song on Instagram at the time, the actress responded by posting a cute Polaroid-style snap of the couple sharing a kiss on her own Instagram page.

— Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 14 Aug. 2026
There are some really cute rooftop spots in the Beverly Hills area.

— Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of cute

Adjective

Tender cuts of meat, spicy cucumber salads, and lobster mac and cheese are rich but not overpowering, satisfying but not overly filling, and beautifully presented.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Aug. 2026
Such a scent—defined by its brightness, as well as its signature woody and spicy character—is comprised of fresh ginger and cedar notes with the smokiness of vetiver and the roundness of tonka beans.

— Robb Report Studio, Robb Report, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of spicy

Adjective

Placebo, loukoumi, kouglof, toda raba, Sharapova, tempura, cacao, platypus, shrub, castagnette, potato salada, potage piquant pékinois.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
When prepared with skill, shrimp can be tender and sweet, perfect for dipping in tangy, piquant cocktail sauce.

— Kate Williams, AJC.com, 22 June 2026

Definition of piquant

Adjective

Bautista has several other movies coming up, Alpha Gang, which premieres at the Toronto Film Festival; the animated Ally; and Highlander.

— Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
Although animated sequels have majorly rebounded at the box office, original fare remains challenged.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 July 2026

Definition of animated

Adjective

Wrapped in notes of Sichuan pepper, pear, lemon, honey, and musk, rose takes on a quality that’s at once spicy, zesty, fruity, honeyed, and musky.

— Jenny Berg, Vogue, 12 Aug. 2026
This Best of Beauty Award winner is paired with the equally zesty bergamot right up top, with Earl Grey tea, orange flower, and jasmine mid-notes bringing a calm, sweetly floral freshness to the heart.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of zesty

Adjective

To imagine the natural world not as a passive resource but as an animate collaborator would be to reorder more than aesthetic categories, demanding another relation to our environment.

— Tara Anne Dalbow, ARTnews.com, 29 May 2026
Zugunruhe is the itinerant desire of any animate being to keep moving and growing.

— Big Think, Big Think, 6 May 2026