CUTIE Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

cutie

noun

ˈkyü-tē

variants or cutey

Definition of cutie

as in beauty

an attractive woman in her days as a chorus girl she was a real cutie

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as in looker

a physically attractive person a director hoping to find among that crowd of cuties someone who could actually act

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Recent Examples of cutie The 10-month-old beat out more than 100,000 other cuties to win the title. — Riley Moser, CBS News, 3 June 2026 Introducing Cameron, the cutie! — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 2 June 2026 The main attraction is the park, and proximity to the cutie bang-bang option of Piccoli-to-Go followed by Uncle Louie G’s for ices. — Katie McDonough, Curbed, 18 May 2026 One easy way to serve these cuties is to slice the tenderloins on a large cutting board, set out fresh rolls and homemade condiments, and then let guests build their own sandwiches. — Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for cutie

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Noun

Though the film initially received criticism for its unconventional portrayal of the young French queen (intentionally opting for an anachronistically stylish over stuffily period-appropriate approach), 20 years later, its legacy is undeniable.

— Stephanie Sporn, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
Now, the king and queen apparently want to bury the hatchet with Harry and Meghan—but the same can’t be said for Prince William.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of queen

Noun

Symbolically, this act represents the departure of the goddess’s divine presence (prana) from the murti; thus, the murti may be touched and moved by human beings.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Oct. 2026
Working frequently with stylist Ib Kamara, Pavarotti casts Black models as goddesses, queens, or warriors.

— Alison S. Cohn, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of goddess

Noun

Stella McCartney x Bugaboo Footmuff Cocoon your babe in thermoregulating plushness with this footmuff, benefitting from reflective touches for night walks, a water-averse zipper, and a shoe shield that will maintain a spotless interior.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 15 Sep. 2026
Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of babe

Noun

Wrestler Roddy Piper went off the mat for his first major acting gig as a Los Angeles guy who picks up those shades and gets eyefuls of aliens amongst him — all of whom hold the real power in our corrupt world.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 8 June 2026
One memorable member of the Dunder Mifflin crew tells EW that viewers *do not* need to get an eyeful of him for one specific reason.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 25 May 2026

Definition of eyeful

Noun

But the twin babies grow into smart, cutie-pie mites—their names are Judith and Hamnet, and they’re played by Olivia Lynes and Jacobi Jupe—and even though William is away for long stretches, the family’s life generally improves.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 27 Nov. 2025
Shedding her cutie-pie image, Stone convincingly berates her character’s delusional father, and then practically steals the movie during a rooftop scene with Edward Norton’s vain leading man.

— Tim Grierson, Vulture, 23 July 2025

Definition of cutie-pie

Noun

Its sophisticated but never stuffy—for proof, take a peek at artist Becca Barnet’s playful diorama of taxidermy foxes and butterflies in the concierge’s nook.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
Looking through small microscopes implanted in the mice’s heads, Patel’s team zoomed in on a particular subset of brain cells, called somatostatin neurons, as the animals reacted to the fox urine scent.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Oct. 2026

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