quite

Examples

• All

• According to him, what he had experienced was quite different from what he had expected.

  Academic text (1990)

• I'm quite sure we aren't.

  Jack Ensch: Hanoi Hilton POW (2016)

• And this actually worked quite well to that end.

• Is that necessary? - Yes, quite necessary.

  Hitler's Children (1943)

• - I quite agree, yes.

  The Man Who Would Be King (1975)

• I'm quite all right, thank you.

  Stagecoach (1939)

• A few weeks after the leadership change occurred, it became quite evident that the unit had changed.

  Academic text (2011)

• The Brazilian police system presents a hierarchy quite different from those found in other countries.

  Academic text (1999)

• Every semester there seems to emerge, quite early on, a pedagogical theme for each student.

  Academic text (2011)

• The movie was quite fascinating; I couldn't take my eyes off the screen.

Synonyms

C

completely

vsquite

∞ 1.0

Totally, in every way

is used to mean the greatest degree rather than a milder sense

T

totally

vsquite

∞ 1.0

To be complete with nothing left out

leans toward absolute degree rather than a milder sense

F

fully

vsquite

∞ 1.0

Completely, with nothing left out

focuses more on absolute greatest degree rather than sufficient measure

E

entirely

vsquite

∞ 2.2

Completely without leaving anything out

expresses the greatest degree rather than a milder sense

P

perfectly

vsquite

807 1.0

Completely, to show that something is true

is about absolute greatest degree rather than faultless exactness

A

altogether

vsquite

257 3.3

Completely with nothing left

tends to point to the supreme degree rather than a general sense

U

utterly

vsquite

243 3.6

Completely, to show that something is very strong or very great

marks totality as the highest degree rather than mildness

W

wholly

vsquite

81 3.4

Completely in every way

emphasizes the highest degree rather than a less forceful sense

C

completely and utterly

vsquite

10 2.3

Totally and without any doubt

serves as the plain extreme form rather than doubled emphasis

Antonyms

P

partially

194 2.4

To some degree but not completely

I

incompletely

2 3.4

Partly done and not finished

Idioms

Q

quite a

∞ 3.2

A phrase that shows someone or something is very noticeable and impressive

Q

quite a bit

• Informal

354 2.8

A fairly large amount

Q

quite an

139 3.5

To show that something is very surprising or impressive

Q

quite a little

• Informal

13 6.6

A fairly large amount of something

N

not quite myself

2 6.5

Feeling a little unwell and not your usual self

C

to create quite a sensation

1 5.6

To cause a lot of public interest and excitement

Compounds

Q

quite tricky

1 5.1

Fairly difficult and needing some skill or care to do

Q

quite some difference

3.9

A fairly large change you can easily notice

How Complete

utterly

243 3.6

completely

∞ 1.0

quite

∞ 1.0

fairly

801 1.0

somewhat

811 2.0

slightly

880 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology