Synonyms of quite

quite

adverb

ˈkwīt 

1

as in completely

to a full extent or degree

are you quite sure you have permission to go?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• completely
• totally
• fully
• perfectly
• utterly
• all
• even
• wholly
• thoroughly
• well
• fast
• entirely
• exactly
• absolutely
• wide
• enough
• out
• entire
• for fair
• all the way
• clean
• soundly
• altogether
• basically
• dead
• flat
• full
• down to the ground
• heartily
• all over
• in whole
• at length
• to pieces
• to bits
• mostly
• down the line
• generally
• substantially
• downright
• to the hilt
• largely
• to the max
• through and through
• all of
• plain
• plumb
• cold
• mainly
• greatly
• predominantly
• primarily
• categorically
• chiefly
• principally
• unqualifiedly
• predominately
• more or less
• abundantly
• generously
• overall
• by and large
• copiously
• hands down
• stone-cold
• stone

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• partly
• partially
• just
• halfway
• slightly
• half
• hardly
• scarcely
• barely
• somewhat
• marginally
• minimally
• superficially
• incompletely
• approximately
• part
• roughly
• kind of

2

as in pretty

to some degree or extent

we camped quite near Mount Rushmore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pretty
• relatively
• fairly
• rather
• somewhat
• enough
• something
• moderately
• a little
• a bit
• to a degree
• a mite
• of sorts
• slightly
• a tad
• like
• sort of
• kind of
• after a sort
• more or less
• kindly
• tolerably
• decently
• a touch
• acceptably
• vaguely
• passably
• little
• nominally
• partially
• partly
• negligibly
• halfway
• incompletely
• partway
• half
• part

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• very
• extremely
• particularly
• highly
• especially
• exceedingly
• terribly
• exceptionally
• awfully
• heavily
• greatly
• deadly
• significantly
• hugely
• considerably
• frightfully
• substantially
• mortally
• extensively
• surpassingly
• mightily
• beastly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of quite

In the last few years, a slew of secondhand trends have come and gone, from the Y2K renaissance, to an Indie sleaze’s revival (which never quite took off), to the recent burst of 1990s minimalism à la Calvin Klein and Prada. — Alexandra Hildreth, Vogue, 30 July 2026

This rich, yet often underknown history—quite literally buried beneath New York’s surface—is what Alan Michelson has spent the last 40 years uncovering. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 30 July 2026

Many of the others, for now, either lack the courage of Klaveness or, quite simply, still have confidence in him. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 July 2026

But few other tracks here are quite so rhythmically straightforward. — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Phrases Containing quite

• quite a bit
• quite a few