Collocations for "pretty"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "pretty" in context.
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pretty
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- the [book, movie, food, idea] is pretty [good, bad, horrible]
- that was a pretty [good, great, cool] [book]
- that was pretty [dumb, silly, stupid]
- yeah, that's pretty [cool, neat]
- was pretty close to [finishing, falling, going]
- has been a pretty long time since
- think I made [it, myself] pretty clear
- was pretty [happy, funny, excited] to [see, go, try]
- was (actually) pretty [easy, hard, difficult]
- is [getting, starting to get] pretty late
- the [situation, outlook] is pretty [grim, bleak]
- am pretty sure (that) I (already) [went, saw, tried]
- [happened, finished] pretty [quickly, slowly]
- [did, raced, worked] pretty [well, poorly] (today)
- will be [finishing, going, coming] pretty [soon, late]
- are pretty much that same (thing)
- that pretty much [covers it, sums it up]
- will (soon) be sitting pretty
- what a pretty [girl]!
- is a very pretty [girl, dress, dog, view, painting]
- [look, are] very pretty [today, in that dress]
- always [look] so pretty
- looks very pretty in [pink, that outfit, the photo]
- I'm not just a pretty face!
- (as) pretty as a picture
- [makes, earns] a pretty penny
'pretty' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
adjective
- as
- astonishing
- badass
- badly
- baggy
- bland
- bleak
- bold
- catchy
- cherry
- chick
- chilled
- chubby
- crafty
- dame
- dated
- decent
- demanding
- dismal
- dodgy
- doll
- drab
- easy-going
- easygoing
- edgy
- enticing
- evenly
- flimsy
- freaky
- grim
- harmless
- hazy
- hectic
- lady
- lame
- lit
- little
- lonely
- much
- order
- penny
- picture
- poor
- robust
- rusty
- section
- shabby
- sit
- sleepy