neat
188
7.0
- adjective
- /niːt/
- Informal
:
genial
- Interesting, cool, pretty neat stuff right in this book.
- really neat
- pretty neat
So this was a really neat companion to that episode.
- So this was a really neat companion to that episode.
- Very, you know, Yeah, very neat, very well put together.
- We went to Bacon Bitch, which was a fun little neat experience.
- It's really neat even though they all suck.
- And what a neat gift that is.
- That's kind of neat that we just thought that up together.
Examples
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I think they've got a really neat look to them.
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"So maybe all kinds of neat things will happen this summer," she said.
Fiction book (1999) -
That is super neat and then cool.
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Come on, I got something real neat to show you up in my bedroom.
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Yeah, I got myself a pretty neat travel kit.
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Let me get a beer and I'll show you a neat card game.
Fiction book (1990) -
We're having a really neat open house today from four to whenever if you care to stop by.
Fiction book (1993) -
I think it's really neat to know how stars and planets are formed.
Academic text (2002) -
"No, I mean it," she said, "You have a neat imagination."
Fiction book (2001) -
That was a really neat presentation that everyone enjoyed.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Very good or excellent in quality
968
2.1
Very impressive and causing a strong feeling of wonder
965
2.8
Acceptable and good enough for the situation
384
5.6
Being made carefully with skill to show small details
134
3.0
Better than expected and quite good
66
7.3
Very good and enjoyable
60
8.8
Very stylish and liked by many people
42
6.0
Being clever and useful, often small and attractive
24
6.7
Very good and impressive
24
6.9
Very good and pleasant, with no problems
16
7.8
Very good and of high quality
11
7.9
In a good state without any problems
7
6.9
Very good and impressive
2
9.9
Very good or excellent in old, joking speech
Very good, enjoyable, and attractive in a lively way
Very good and enjoyable
Very good and enjoyable
Very good and large, often used for a meal or party
Antonyms
Compounds
How Good
Surface Forms
Etymology
Neat is used informally to mean 'very good' or 'cool', which comes from the same idea of something done cleanly or cleverly, like a neat trick that makes you say it is impressive.