Synonyms of nifty

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adjective

ˈnif-tē 

as in excellent

of the very best kind

that popcorn popper is nifty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

nifty

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noun

1

as in joke

something said or done to cause laughter

though ostensibly a drama, the play is filled with zingy little nifties that lighten the mood

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joke
• laugh
• boffo
• funny
• gag
• joking
• giggle
• wisecrack
• one-liner
• yuck
• witticism
• yak
• pleasantry
• jape
• quip
• drollery
• josh
• trick
• rib
• boff
• sally
• yock
• scream
• prank
• yuk
• waggery
• jest
• crack
• practical joke
• parody
• humorousness
• wisecracking
• riot
• antic
• caper
• funning
• boffola
• humor
• comedy
• leg-pull
• riff
• mock
• burlesque
• buffoonery
• panic
• kidding
• banter
• knee-slapper
• repartee
• mockery
• put-on
• persiflage
• wordplay
• caricature
• hilariousness
• funniness
• lampoon
• wit
• drollness
• monkeyshine(s)
• raillery
• thigh-slapper
• facetiousness

2

as in beauty

something very good of its kind

that joke was a nifty

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples of nifty in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

With a nifty meta twist and Kathy Bates, who's definitely not in retirement mode yet. —Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024

This nifty pencil comes in six pink and brown shades that can be used on lids, lips, and even cheeks as a cream blush for a natural-looking, matte-finish flush. —Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 8 Sep. 2024

Noun

The first came on a nifty, 9-yard cutback run by tailback Rayshon Luke (who had gained 21 yards on a screen pass on the previous play). —Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 16 Aug. 2022

This nifty trick is predicated on the idea that the Level 2 car has some form of sensor devices such as video cameras, radar, LIDAR, or the like that are used to detect vehicles that are ahead of the Level 2 car. —Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 May 2022