PLEASINGLY Synonyms: 68 Similar and Opposite Words

pleasingly

adverb

Definition of pleasingly

as in nicely

in a pleasing way the dining room at the inn has a pleasingly old-fashioned look to it

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Recent Examples of pleasingly The different characters have pleasingly distinct movesets, too. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 26 Aug. 2026 Add the curry paste and cook, stirring actively, until the paste becomes pleasingly aromatic and no longer smells raw, 2 to 3 minutes. — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 Throughout, seaside blues, forest greens, and neutral sand tones pleasingly reflect the colors just outside the hotel. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 July 2026 In the opening game of the World Cup, the infamous chant was pleasingly absent from the Azteca. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 26 June 2026 But pleasingly, once my phone had some charge, the app downloaded quickly and instantly detected the camera when it was plugged in. — New Atlas, 31 May 2026 Although the film pleasingly goes full Latin-American Peckinpah — yet with a far more convincing and righteous anti-colonial streak — threaded throughout are dreamlike interludes and flashbacks that provide generational historical context to the events and intensify the atmosphere. — David Katz, IndieWire, 20 May 2026 As the United States has escalated its attacks on Iran, there’s something pleasingly transgressive about bringing Iranian elements into such overtly Western music—so much so that the songs without Yaghmai’s playing seem a little subdued in comparison. — Molly Mary O’Brien, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026 That Directors’ Fortnight entry slightly overloaded on farcical complications but breezed along on the script’s daffy humor, its underlying sweetness and the director’s pleasingly light touch. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026

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As for Apple, Amazon and Sony, all three companies have strong technology businesses in addition to theatrical and streaming content, which may align nicely with Imax's tech-heavy business.

— Sarah Whitten, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
None of this would worry me if the systems failed loudly, but a model out of its depth returns fluent, confident and nicely formatted text that happens to be wrong.

— Faisal Saeed, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of nicely

Adverb

Doechii had the strongest and most delightfully outrageous look of the day (rivaled only by Roan’s attention-getting makeover).

— Chris Willman, Variety, 30 Aug. 2026
Casper Kelly, the delightfully skewed sensibility behind Adult Swim’s ‘Too Many Cooks,’ makes a first theatrical feature that feels like a broken time loop.

— Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of delightfully

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The show nonetheless takes an unexpected direction that makes for an enjoyably low-key binge.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Lowe used to be a member of a much larger and more popular right-wing populist party, Nigel Farage’s Reform, but he was forced out in an enjoyably catty and melodramatic schism after calling for mass deportations.

— Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Definition of enjoyably

Adverb

This under-$40 ring from Caitlin Minimalist that will look great long after the trend dies down.

— Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
Beyond my ultra-chic (and great-smelling) mother’s stamp of approval, the brand’s luxurious perfume portfolio has earned praise from Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton, Jennifer Aniston, and Katie Holmes, to name a few.

— Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of great

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SoCal likely in the clear A red blob on the hurricane center's forecast map well south of Mexico's Baja California Peninsula represents a developing tropical system, one that some models show could eventually impact California.

— Doyle Rice, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
It’s been a decade since the company best known for sucking up hair balls and dust bunnies blew with great force into the beauty business.

— Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of well

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Zook Cabins The interior measures 400 sq ft (37 sq m) and is mostly arranged around one large open room that has a pleasantly rustic decor while adding plenty of modern comforts.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Aug. 2026
If this is a social commitment, someone dropping out could bring a new individual into the mix, leaving you pleasantly surprised with the outcome.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026

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