Antonyms of adj pretty

2 senses of pretty

Sense 1
pretty -- (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room")

INDIRECT (VIA beautiful) -> ugly -- (displeasing to the senses; "an ugly face"; "ugly furniture")

Sense 2
pretty -- ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish")

INDIRECT (VIA bad) -> good -- (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office")

Similarity of adj pretty

2 senses of pretty

Sense 1
pretty -- (pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room")
       => beautiful (vs. ugly) -- (delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration; "a beautiful child"; "beautiful country"; "a beautiful painting"; "a beautiful theory"; "a beautiful party")

Sense 2
pretty -- ((used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish")
       => bad (vs. good) -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")

Synonyms of adv pretty

1 sense of pretty

Sense 1
reasonably, moderately, pretty, jolly, somewhat, fairly, middling, passably -- (to a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "pretty big"; "pretty bad"; "jolly decent of him"; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers")

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