rad

Examples

• All

• The concert last night was rad; the band played all their best songs.

• Anywho, Robert Brink's story is pretty rad, and it's made me really want to work in the industry.

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• And yeah, pretty rad stuff going on.

  The Basement Yard

• Dude that was so rad by far.

  Peter McKinnon

• Yeah, we have pretty rad women in special operations.

  Mulligan Brothers Interviews

• Yeah, that is a pretty rad thing to do.

• This is rad! - This is not that bad! -

  V/H/S (2012)

• Okay, well I think that sounds rad.

  Variant (2020)

• That would be so rad.

  Church Ball (2006)

• I thought her accessories were pretty rad and really pretty.

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Synonyms

N

neat

vsrad

• Informal

188 7.0

Very good and impressive

feels cooler and edgier rather than plain pleasing

M

mean

vsrad

• Slang

77 7.5

Very good and impressive at a skill

focuses more on cool stylish impressiveness than pure quality

R

rousing

vsrad

24 4.0

Causes strong excitement and makes people want to act

highlights cool impressive style rather than stirring emotion

G

glowing

vsrad

5 4.0

Showing strong praise and approval

is about cool stylish impressiveness rather than general praise

T

totally rad

vsrad

• Archaic

2 9.1

Very cool and exciting, like a great outfit or trick

is strong and informal but slightly less intense

S

sah

vsrad

• Slang

1 9.9

Very cool and impressive

is similar but more common in general informal speech

Antonyms

B

bad

∞ 1.0

Not good in quality or below the usual standard

M

mediocre

109 4.8

Only average in quality and not very good

Compounds

T

totally rad

• Archaic

2 9.1

Very cool and exciting, like a great outfit or trick

How Cool

epic

191 4.4

awesome

968 2.1

rad

• Slang

23 8.6

cool

• Informal

∞ 2.2

good

∞ 1.0

decent

487 2.3

Surface Forms

Etymology