nicelyEnglishOxford American Thesaurusnicely adverb 1 the brooch goes nicely with my scarf: attractively, pleasantly, pleasingly, agreeably, delightfully, beautifully, well, enjoyably, amusingly. ▷antonyms badly, so as to clash. 2 talking to him nicely doesn't work: politely, courteously, civilly. ▷antonyms rudely. 3 we should manage nicely: satisfactorily, satisfyingly, fittingly, acceptably.