quite

The word “quite” has 1 syllable: quite.

It's pronounced as /kwaɪt/.


What is synonym and antonym for quite?

In the thesaurus, “quite” has 29 synonyms and 27 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for quite along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for quite

  • absolutely
  • actually
  • all
  • altogether
  • completely
  • enough
  • entirely
  • even
  • exactly
  • fairly
  • fast
  • fully
  • largely
  • perfectly
  • pretty
  • rather
  • really
  • reasonably
  • relatively
  • something
  • somewhat
  • thoroughly
  • totally
  • truly
  • utterly
  • very
  • well
  • wholly
  • wide

Antonyms for quite

  • awfully
  • barely
  • doubtfully
  • especially
  • exceeding
  • exceedingly
  • exceptionally
  • extremely
  • greatly
  • half
  • halfway
  • hardly
  • heavily
  • highly
  • inadequately
  • incompletely
  • indefinite
  • just
  • little
  • partially
  • particularly
  • partly
  • scarcely
  • slightly
  • somewhat
  • terribly
  • very

Meanings of quite

  • adverb
    1. (heading) To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely.
    2. (heading) In a fully justified sense; truly, perfectly, actually.
    3. To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
  • interjection
    1. Indicates agreement; "exactly so".
  • noun
    1. A series of passes made with the cape to distract the bull.

Example Sentences

  • She is quite talented at playing the piano.
  • The movie was quite entertaining and kept us on the edge of our seats.
  • He was quite surprised by the unexpected turn of events.
  • The weather today is quite pleasant, perfect for a walk in the park.
  • She handled the situation quite well, considering the pressure she was under.

On this page you'll find 56 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to quite, such as: absolutely, actually, all, altogether, awfully, barely, completely.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

a bit

  • enough
  • fairly
  • just
  • kind of
  • little
  • more or less
  • pretty
  • quite
  • rather
  • relatively
  • slightly
  • something
  • somewhat

absolutely

  • actually
  • categorically
  • certainly
  • completely
  • definitely
  • doubtless
  • downright
  • entirely
  • exactly
  • fully
  • positively
  • precisely
  • quite
  • really
  • surely
  • thoroughly
  • totally
  • truly
  • unconditionally
  • unquestionably
  • utterly
  • wholly

dead

  • absolute
  • absolutely
  • all
  • asleep
  • barren
  • beaten
  • bland
  • bleak
  • boring
  • buried
  • complete
  • completely
  • crashing
  • damn
  • damned
  • deadly
  • deadness
  • death
  • deceased
  • definite
  • defunct
  • desolate
  • done
  • doomed
  • dormant
  • drained
  • dying
  • entire
  • entirely
  • even
  • exactly
  • exhausted
  • extinct
  • fallen
  • fast
  • finished
  • flat
  • fully
  • gone
  • grave
  • idle
  • impoverished
  • inoperative
  • insensitive
  • insipid
  • late
  • lifeless
  • low
  • mortal
  • mortality
  • nonfunctional
  • nonfunctioning
  • numb
  • numbed
  • off
  • out
  • outright
  • perfect
  • perfectly
  • plain
  • poor
  • pure
  • quite
  • real
  • right
  • ruined
  • sheer
  • simple
  • slow
  • spectral
  • spiritless
  • straight
  • sunk
  • tasteless
  • thin
  • thoroughly
  • tired
  • total
  • totally
  • unalive
  • unanimated
  • unconditional
  • unfeeling
  • uninteresting
  • unresponsive
  • unused
  • utter
  • utterly
  • vacant
  • vanished
  • vapid
  • very
  • waste
  • weak
  • weary
  • well
  • wholly
  • wide
  • wooden

effortlessly

fairly

  • adequately
  • almost
  • equitably
  • honestly
  • impartially
  • kind of
  • legally
  • moderately
  • nearly
  • objectively
  • practically
  • pretty
  • properly
  • quite
  • rather
  • reasonably
  • relatively
  • somewhat

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