Antonyms for make nice

Grammar : Verb

Spell : nahys

Phonetic Transcription : naɪs

Definition of make nice

Origin : late 13c., "foolish, stupid, senseless," from Old French nice (12c.) "careless, clumsy; weak; poor, needy; simple, stupid, silly, foolish," from Latin nescius "ignorant, unaware," literally "not-knowing," from ne- "not" (see un-) + stem of scire "to know" (see science). "The sense development has been extraordinary, even for an adj." [Weekley] -- from "timid" (pre-1300); to "fussy, fastidious" (late 14c.); to "dainty, delicate" (c.1400); to "precise, careful" (1500s, preserved in such terms as a nice distinction and nice and early); to "agreeable, delightful" (1769); to "kind, thoughtful" (1830).
"In many examples from the 16th and 17th centuries it is difficult to say in what particular sense the writer intended it to be taken." [OED]
By 1926, it was pronounced "too great a favorite with the ladies, who have charmed out of it all its individuality and converted it into a mere diffuser of vague and mild agreeableness." [Fowler]
"I am sure," cried Catherine, "I did not mean to say anything wrong; but it is a nice book, and why should I not call it so?""Very true," said Henry, "and this is a very nice day, and we are taking a very nice walk; and you are two very nice young ladies. Oh! It is a very nice word indeed! It does for everything." [Jane Austen, "Northanger Abbey," 1803]

As in assuage : verb soothe, relieve
As in soothe : verb calm, ease
As in allay : verb reduce something, usually a pain or a problem

Example sentences :

You hear, he very hungry snake, and you make nice tea for him.
Extract from : « The Ivory Child » by H. Rider Haggard

"I can make nice ones, chopped and fried," said Brownie proudly.
Extract from : « The Fun of Cooking » by Caroline French Benton

Serve hot or if sliced cold, lay plate and heavy weight on ham over night to make nice firm slices.
Extract from : « Civic League Cook Book » by Anonymous

We love to talk better than anything else in the world, and we could make nice speeches, too.
Extract from : « Atlantic Classics » by Various

He says down in Jersey they make nice quince-jelly out of apple-parings, and said 't was true, for he'd eaten some.
Extract from : « The William Henry Letters » by Abby Morton Diaz

Chopped fine, with hard-boiled eggs and mayonnaise, make nice sandwiches.
Extract from : « Home Pork Making » by A. W. Fulton

Our great Creator has made the corn grow, to make nice food for the use of man.
Extract from : « A Present for Infants » by Anonymous

Work, always thinking of how to make nice things to eat for the traveling public, and how to keep expenses paid.
Extract from : « Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) » by William Denison Lyman

Without diluting, they make nice flavorings for fruit salads, egg creams and pudding sauces.
Extract from : « The Laurel Health Cookery » by Evora Bucknum Perkins

They make nice side-dishes at dinner, and are very good at breakfast.
Extract from : « Miss Leslie's Lady's New Receipt-Book » by Eliza Leslie

Synonyms for make nice

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