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 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 His left arm is akimbo and his right arm is raised, in a pert military salute, to his forehead. — Benjamin Moser, The New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pert

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pert

Adjective

The three-deck sphere (hence, the name sphere class) at the heart of the ship is a lively social hub.

— Tracey Teo, AJC.com, 23 July 2026
Stone-Robb pointed to its cliffs, ocean views, surf breaks, walkable streets, and a lively central market as the likely cause of its popularity, noting that home prices here run lower than in nearby Cascais despite a similar coastal appeal.

— Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 23 July 2026

Definition of lively

Adjective

Her food receives high praise, but a couple days later, one of her friend’s employees dies, possibly from an overdose of an extremely spicy hot sauce.

— Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 20 July 2026
End your meal in true New Orleans fashion with a cup of café brûlot, a spicy, alcoholic beverage that is — whoosh!

— Catherine Garcia, TheWeek, 20 July 2026

Definition of spicy

Adjective

San Jose recorded 1 million total downtown visits during the six-week FIFA World Cup, officials announced Friday — a final count over 2 ½ times initial projections — driven by energetic watch parties and strong fan culture in the city.

— Ryan Macasero, Mercury News, 25 July 2026
These kinds of bursts travel faster than the energetic particles from a solar storm, and precede their arrival when shot towards Earth.

— Josh Dinner, Space.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of energetic

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

Liam got started in Hollywood as a young actor and has voiced animated characters in films such as Kung Fu Panda 2 (2011), Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) and GOAT (2026).

— Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026
The three episodes of this outstanding series that were made available cements the claim that some of the most creative animated storytelling is being generated from anime.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Definition of animated

Adjective

Tangy pepperoncinis and zesty ranch dressing mix come together to add layers of flavor to bone-in pork chops.

— Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 18 July 2026
The daily rotating menu draws from various stops along the route; that night, I was served a zesty octopus, caught in Perth and paired with chimichurri and saltbush, an herb native to arid interior plains like the ones surrounding Kalgoorlie.

— Justin Meneguzzi, Travel + Leisure, 7 July 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