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  • completely, part of speech

  • part of speech, absolutely

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  • absolutely
  • actually
  • altogether
  • entirely
  • fully
  • largely
  • perfectly
  • really
  • thoroughly
  • totally
  • truly
  • utterly
  • wholly
  • all
  • all in all
  • all told
  • considerably
  • in all respects
  • in fact
  • in reality
  • in toto
  • in truth
  • just
  • positively
  • precisely
  • purely
  • well
  • without reservation
  • fairly
  • pretty
  • rather
  • reasonably
  • relatively
  • somewhat
  • very
  • considerably
  • far
  • moderately
  • more or less
  • significantly
  • to some degree

On this page you’ll find 78 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to quite, such as: absolutely, actually, altogether, entirely, fully, and largely.

  • little
  • incompletely

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Mrs. Wurzel was quite right; they had been supplied, regardless of cost, from Messrs. Rochet and Stole’s well-known establishment.

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She is quite true, but not wise, and your left hand must not know what your right hand is doing.

CHECKMATEJOSEPH SHERIDAN LE FANU

Solely over one man therein thou hast quite absolute control.

PEARLS OF THOUGHTMATURIN M. BALLOU

And furthermore, I imagine something else about this—quite unlike the old Bible—I imagine all of it periodically revised.

THE SALVAGING OF CIVILISATIONH. G. (HERBERT GEORGE) WELLS

Sometimes the stems are quite bare; on other occasions they are partly branched; in any case the branches are short.

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But such a thing had, nevertheless, come quite glibly out of her mouth, and she knew not why.

HILDA LESSWAYSARNOLD BENNETT

When he gets quite large the boy will get tired of having him for a pet, and perhaps bring him back.

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WORDS RELATED TO QUITE

  • across the board
  • all in all
  • altogether
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  • exactly
  • fully
  • just
  • purely
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  • totally
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  • wholly
  • absolutely
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  • perfectly
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  • thoroughly
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  • well
  • wholly
  • badly
  • dreadfully
  • excessively
  • extremely
  • greatly
  • hugely
  • immensely
  • indeed
  • much
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  • competently
  • comprehensively
  • conclusively
  • effectively
  • en masse
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  • finally
  • from A to Z
  • from beginning to end
  • fully
  • hook, line, and sinker
  • in all
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  • in full
  • in toto
  • on all counts
  • painstakingly
  • perfectly
  • quite
  • solidly
  • thoroughly
  • to the end
  • to the limit
  • to the max
  • to the nth degree
  • totally
  • ultimately
  • unabridged
  • unanimously
  • unconditionally
  • undividedly
  • utterly
  • wholly
  • with heart and soul
  • without omission
  • appreciably
  • far
  • greatly
  • markedly
  • noticeably
  • quite
  • rather
  • remarkably
  • somewhat
  • substantially
  • very much
  • well
  • absolutely
  • alone
  • altogether
  • completely
  • exclusively
  • fully
  • hook, line, and sinker
  • in every respect
  • only
  • perfectly
  • plumb
  • quite
  • reservedly
  • solely
  • thoroughly
  • totally
  • undividedly
  • uniquely
  • utterly
  • well
  • wholly
  • without exception
  • without reservation

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quite

adverb

Definition of quitenext

1

as in completely

to a full extent or degree

are you quite sure you have permission to go?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • completely

  • totally

  • all

  • perfectly

  • fully

  • utterly

  • even

  • well

  • thoroughly

  • wholly

  • entirely

  • fast

  • exactly

  • absolutely

  • wide

  • out

  • enough

  • entire

  • full

  • for fair

  • dead

  • all of

  • flat

  • basically

  • clean

  • all the way

  • soundly

  • altogether

  • all over

  • mostly

  • heartily

  • downright

  • generally

  • substantially

  • in whole

  • at length

  • to pieces

  • largely

  • plain

  • to the max

  • down to the ground

  • mainly

  • cold

  • plumb

  • to the hilt

  • to bits

  • greatly

  • predominantly

  • primarily

  • principally

  • categorically

  • chiefly

  • down the line

  • predominately

  • through and through

  • abundantly

  • unqualifiedly

  • stone

  • overall

  • generously

  • hands down

  • stone—cold

  • copiously

  • more or less

  • by and large


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  • partially

  • partly

  • slightly

  • just

  • halfway

  • hardly

  • somewhat

  • half

  • scarcely

  • barely

  • marginally

  • minimally

  • superficially

  • incompletely

  • approximately

  • part

  • roughly

  • kind of

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  • partially

  • partly

  • slightly

  • just

  • halfway

  • hardly

  • somewhat

  • half

  • scarcely

  • barely

  • marginally

  • minimally

  • superficially

  • incompletely

  • approximately

  • part

  • roughly

  • kind of

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2

as in pretty

to some degree or extent

we camped quite near Mount Rushmore

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • pretty

  • relatively

  • fairly

  • rather

  • somewhat

  • enough

  • something

  • like

  • moderately

  • a little

  • a bit

  • a tad

  • a mite

  • a touch

  • kind of

  • sort of

  • to a degree

  • of sorts

  • slightly

  • after a sort

  • kindly

  • tolerably

  • decently

  • acceptably

  • passably

  • little

  • vaguely

  • of a sort

  • part

  • nominally

  • negligibly

  • partly

  • partially

  • more or less

  • halfway

  • incompletely

  • half

  • partway


Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • very

  • extremely

  • particularly

  • terribly

  • exceedingly

  • awfully

  • exceptionally

  • especially

  • highly

  • heavily

  • greatly

  • exceeding

  • mortally

  • mightily

  • frightfully

  • significantly

  • considerably

  • deadly

  • substantially

  • hugely

  • surpassingly

  • extensively

  • beastly

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  • extremely

  • particularly

  • terribly

  • exceedingly

  • awfully

  • exceptionally

  • especially

  • highly

  • heavily

  • greatly

  • exceeding

  • mortally

  • mightily

  • frightfully

  • significantly

  • considerably

  • deadly

  • substantially

  • hugely

  • surpassingly

  • extensively

  • beastly

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Phrases with Quite

Things Quite often describes

  • quite dead

  • quite flight

  • quite bit

  • quite human

  • quite literally

  • quite work

  • quite death

  • quite often

  • quite starring

  • quite well

How Quite often is described

  • dead quite

  • similar quite

  • closest quite

  • simple quite

  • okay quite

  • unusual quite

  • hard quite

  • explicit quite

  • porn quite

  • parental quite

Quite is the first word in phrase

  • quite comic

  • quite contrary

  • quite game

  • quite villain

  • quite squishy

  • quite switch

  • quite serendipity

  • quite no-one

  • quite comes

  • quite running off

Quite is the last word in phrase

  • lazer quite

  • fairy quite

  • ongoing quite

  • murder quite

  • crossword quite

  • wall quite

  • heterosexual quite

  • collection quite

  • wardrobe quite

  • deader quite

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Table of Contents

  1. Is quite a formal word?
  2. How do you say quite formally?
  3. What’s the difference between quite and quiet?
  4. How do you spell quite like silent?
  5. Does quiet mean silent?
  6. What is very quiet?
  7. What quiet means?
  8. Is quiet a personality trait?
  9. What are quiet adverbs?
  10. What is the correct adverb of quiet?
  11. What is the adverb of slow?
  12. Is Tricky an adjective or adverb?
  13. What is tricky word?
  14. IS HARD an adverb?
  15. Is loud an adjective or adverb?
  16. Can you use loud as an adverb?
  17. Which kind of adverb is loudly?
  18. What is the adverb of angry?
  19. What are easy adverbs?
  20. What is the adverb for busy?
  21. What is the adverbs of polite?
  22. What is the adverb form of lazy?
  23. Is politely a word?
  24. What is the adverb for luck?

What is another word for quite?

fully totally
completely entirely
perfectly wholly
truly utterly
altogether categorically

Is quite a formal word?

Quite is a degree adverb. It has two meanings depending on the word that follows it: ‘a little, moderately but not very’ and ‘very, totally or completely’: … When we use quite with a gradable adjective or adverb, it usually means ‘a little, moderately but not very’. It has a similar meaning to ‘rather’ or ‘fairly’: …5 dagen geleden

How do you say quite formally?

other words for quite

  1. absolutely.
  2. actually.
  3. altogether.
  4. fully.
  5. largely.
  6. thoroughly.
  7. truly.
  8. utterly.

What’s the difference between quite and quiet?

Quiet is an adjective used to describe something or someone that makes very little noise: For example:- During the exam the classroom was very quiet. Quite is an adverb used to describe when something is a little or a lot but not completely.

How do you spell quite like silent?

Quiet /kwaɪət/ and quite /kwaɪt/ are spelt and pronounced differently, and have different meanings. Quiet is an adjective meaning ‘making very little noise’ or ‘having little activity or excitement’: The children are very quiet.

Does quiet mean silent?

If something makes no noise at all, it’s silent. Quiet means something is not very loud. … Use silent if there is no sound. Use quiet if there’s sound, but it’s not very loud.

What is very quiet?

quiet adjective (MAKING NO NOISE) making very little or no noise: Our new dishwasher is very quiet. Be quiet (= Stop making noise)! A quiet person is one who does not talk much: a shy, quiet child.

What quiet means?

free from disturbance or tumult; tranquil; peaceful: a quiet life. being at rest. refraining or free from activity, especially busy or vigorous activity: a quiet Sunday afternoon. making no disturbance or trouble; not turbulent; peaceable: The factions remained quiet for twenty years.

Is quiet a personality trait?

An introvert is often thought of as a quiet, reserved, and thoughtful individual. They don’t seek out special attention or social engagements, as these events can leave introverts feeling exhausted and drained. Introverts are the opposite of extroverts.

What are quiet adverbs?

quietly adverb Speak quietly. quiet.

What is the correct adverb of quiet?

quietlike. In a quietlike manner; quietly.

What is the adverb of slow?

Slowly is the usual adverb from the adjective slow. Slow is sometimes used as an adverb in informal language, on road signs, etc. It can also be used to form compounds: Slow. Major road ahead.

Is Tricky an adjective or adverb?

tricky adjective (DIFFICULT)

What is tricky word?

‘Tricky words‘ are sometimes called ‘key words‘ or ‘phonically irregular high-frequency words‘. They are now also called ‘common exception words‘. They used to be called ‘sight words‘ but this term is no longer used in synthetic phonics.

IS HARD an adverb?

Hard is both an adjective and an adverb. You can say “The bed was hard,” using the adjective, which means it is “very firm.” You can also say, “I worked hard,” using the adverb, which means “with a lot of effort.” Hardly is an adverb.

Is loud an adjective or adverb?

“Loud” is usually an adjective; therefore, it would modify nouns but not adverbs or adjectives. The usual adverb is “loudly”; adverbs modify adjectives or other adverbs. … You cannot always use “loud” as an adverb (e.g., you can’t say, “She spoke loud to me”; you would have to say, “She spoke loudly to me”).

Can you use loud as an adverb?

Loud is very common as an adverb in informal language. It is nearly always used in phrases such as loud enough, as loud as or with too, very, so, etc: Don’t play your music too loud.

Which kind of adverb is loudly?

Manner adverbs

accurately beautifully expertly
anxiously carefully greedily
badly cautiously loudly

What is the adverb of angry?

The adverb angrily comes from its related adjective, angry.

What are easy adverbs?

Easy or Easily Correct: The assignment looked easy. Easily is an adverb, and it is used to modify verbs.

What is the adverb for busy?

busy is an adjective and a verb, busily is an adverb:He is too busy to see you now. They busied themselves preparing dinner. He went busily about the house, cleaning and tidying up.

What is the adverbs of polite?

He spoke politely. (Here the adverb politely says something about the manner in which he spoke.) He spoke in a polite manner.

What is the adverb form of lazy?

Adjective. lazily / ˈlā-​zə-​lē / adverb. laziness / ˈlā-​zē-​nəs / noun.

Is politely a word?

politely – in a polite manner; “the policeman answered politely, `Now look here, lady…’”

What is the adverb for luck?

Forming adverbs from adjectives

Adjective Adverb
easy easily
angry angrily
happy happily
lucky luckily
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