Synonyms for quite
Synonyms by meaning
Adverb
1. Very — to the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely. With verbs, especially past participles
very, entirely, perfectly, completely, totally, utterly, wholly, all, truly, altogether, absolutely, right UK US, thoroughly, fully, mightily, properly, clean, positively, purely US, stark, outright, plumb
2. Fairly — to a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather
Other
Definitions
- adv. 1
To the greatest extent or degree; completely, entirely. With verbs, especially past participles.
- adv. 2
To a moderate extent or degree; somewhat, rather.
Mind your shoes, the basement is quite wet.
Related words
Example sentences
- very You are very fortunate that you have such friends.
- completely Asked to do her a favor, he completely ignored it.
- entirely These meetings are carried on entirely in English.
- perfectly Few people can speak a foreign language perfectly.
- rather I would rather stay at home than go to the movies.
- fairly If you treat him fairly, he will be fair with you.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| quite | steady | |
| very | steady | |
| completely | steady | |
| entirely | falling | |
| perfectly | rising | |
| rather | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- all1
- 4 letters
- very2
- 5 letters
- right1, clean1, truly2, fully2, stark1, plumb1
- 6 letters
- rather2, fairly2, purely2, wholly2
- 7 letters
- totally3, utterly3
- 8 letters
- entirely4, properly3, outright2, mightily3
- 9 letters
- perfectly3, specially3
- 10 letters
- completely3, absolutely4, altogether4, thoroughly3, positively4, moderately4
- 12 letters
- considerably5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (very2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- assez
- Italiano
- abbastanza
- Español
- bastante
- Deutsch
- genug
- Català
- bastant