adverb
to a degree (not used with a negative)
Synonyms
Examples
- quite tasty
- quite soon
- quite ill
- quite rich
adverb
to the greatest extent
Examples
- completely
- you're quite right
- she was quite alone
- was quite mistaken
- quite the opposite
- not quite finished
- did not quite make it
adverb
of an unusually noticeable or exceptional or remarkable kind (not used with a negative)
Synonyms
quite a
quite an
Examples
- her victory was quite something
- she's quite a girl
- quite a film
- quite a walk
- we've had quite an afternoon
adverb
actually or truly or to an extreme
Examples
- was quite a sudden change
- it's quite the thing to do
- quite the rage
- Quite so!