the way someone or something looks to others
- Similar:
- look
- Opposite:
- disappearance
Foundation level · Year 4 · free
beautiful
adjective
very pleasing to look at
Her beautiful painting of stars won the art contest.
Similar and opposite words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- lovely
- gorgeous
- pretty
- attractive
- good-looking
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- dull
- ordinary
- plain
- ugly
- unattractive
More examples
- The beautiful garden in the story was full of flowers.
- His beautiful kite soared with bright, colourful designs.
Word family
- -ful (suffix) means “full of”. Also in: hopeful, careful, fearful.
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a precious stone that has been cut and polished
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- Opposite:
- debris
tidy and well organised, with everything in its place
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- tidy
- Opposite:
- chaotic
to do with beauty and how pleasing something looks
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- artistic
- Opposite:
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a powerful charm that draws you in
- Similar:
- attraction
- Opposite:
- aversion
very attractive and tempting
- Similar:
- tempting
- Opposite:
- off-putting
having no clear or definite shape
- Similar:
- shapeless
- Opposite:
- clear
in a way that shows doubt or suspicion
- Similar:
- suspiciously
- Opposite:
- boldly