Synonyms of dandy

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adjective

as in excellent

of the very best kind

that's a dandy new racing bike

Synonyms & Similar Words

• excellent
• wonderful
• great
• terrific
• lovely
• fine
• awesome
• beautiful
• superb
• fabulous
• fantastic
• marvellous
• stellar
• marvelous
• hot
• prime
• neat
• classic
• cool
• famous
• slick
• quality
• heavenly
• splendid
• nifty
• brave
• good
• peachy
• divine
• sensational
• first-class
• high-class
• first-rate
• grand
• noble
• sterling
• groovy
• swell
• exceptional
• superior
• choice
• top
• superlative
• crackerjack
• dynamite
• mean
• dope
• top-notch
• banner
• topping
• prize
• too much
• cracking
• fab
• par excellence
• top-shelf
• out of this world
• blue-ribbon
• keen
• jim-dandy
• righteous
• wizard
• decent
• immense
• radical
• first-string
• gone
• unsurpassed
• boss
• blue-chip
• A-OK
• fantabulous
• number one
• out-of-sight
• primo
• bully
• bang-up
• topflight
• tip-top
• bumper
• better
• frontline
• No. 1
• okay
• gangbuster
• capital
• corking
• bonny
• gangbusters
• supernal
• A1
• peachy keen
• boffo
• acceptable
• brag
• special
• top-of-the-line
• satisfactory
• bonnie
• down
• OK
• gilt-edge
• adequate
• prizewinning
• hype
• numero uno
• phat
• gilt-edged
• classical
• five-star
• fancy
• four-star
• traditional
• tolerable
• passable
• all right
• premium
• standard
• high-grade
• select
• high-test
• superfine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• poor
• terrible
• awful
• lousy
• pathetic
• wretched
• rotten
• vile
• atrocious
• bad
• unsatisfactory
• inferior
• execrable
• low-grade
• substandard
• mediocre
• middling
• second-class
• second-rate

dandy

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noun

ˈdan-dē 

1

as in dude

a man extremely interested in his clothing and personal appearance

that dandy was willing to spend all day and hundreds of dollars just to get the perfect pair of shoes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dude
• beau
• fop
• macaroni
• gallant
• Beau Brummell
• jay
• pretty boy
• buck
• popinjay
• lounge lizard
• cavalier
• coxcomb
• swell
• blade
• exquisite
• fancy Dan
• clotheshorse
• dasher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slob
• sloven

2

as in beauty

something very good of its kind

that new PDA is a dandy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beauty
• dream
• wonder
• marvel
• peach
• beaut
• doozie
• something else
• sweetheart
• phenomenon
• doozy
• dilly
• humdinger
• jim-dandy
• nifty
• snorter
• ripsnorter
• ripper
• corker
• gem
• sockdologer
• daisy
• hot stuff
• crackerjack
• crackajack
• pippin
• honey
• doozer
• pip
• sockdolager
• standout
• lollapalooza
• lulu
• knockout
• jewel
• hummer
• cat's meow
• prodigy
• sensation
• bee's knees
• diamond
• pearl
• crown jewel
• treasure
• plum
• imperial
• catch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lemon
• loser
• failure
• turkey
• disappointment
• bust
• flop
• dud
• letdown
• stinker

Examples of dandy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Big bank stocks, on the other hand, had a dandy day. —Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 16 Apr. 2024

Related article How this dream-like photo challenges notions of the male gaze Exploring the dandy persona has been a natural development for Ball, whose work needles the tension between self-identity and the performance of outward presentation. —Colleen Kelsey, CNN, 22 Mar. 2024

Noun

Despite Isaac’s altar falter, that old Red Coat dandy is still hanging around. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2024

This big resort is divided into three distinct sections, with multiple swimming pools plus a dandy of a waterpark. —Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 25 June 2024