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

The areas forecast to be drier than normal aren’t quite perfectly in sync with El Niño, but they are confined to the northern tier, where it is expected to be hotter. — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026

Examine the full three-year trends, and the picture looks quite different. — Evan Stone, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026

But while Red Bull was actively winning races with an HRC engine, the reality for Honda’s F1 program in Japan was quite different. — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 20 Aug. 2026

The most recent event in Portsmouth was the first time all 13 teams started and finished a Grand Prix weekend without major incident, the closest being a dramatic almost-but-not-quite capsize by the German team. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing quite

• quite a bit
• quite a few