Polite synonyms and antonyms

pə-līt'

Polite and gracious; considerate toward others; well-mannered

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The definition of civil refers to something related to citizens or showing good manners and being polite.

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Fair and comfortable:

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Paying attention; observant

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Having or showing good manners; well-behaved; polite; courteous

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(--- Obsolete) Natural to its kind.

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Suited to one of good breeding; refined and polite:

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(Of weather) Moderately warm, especially less cold than expected.

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The definition of kind is warm, generous or sympathetic.

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conciliative

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rude (antonym)

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impolite (antonym)

The definition of impolite is a rude person, or someone without manners.

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insolent (antonym)

Insulting in manner or words.

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Willing or ready to consent

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Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.

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The definition of affable is a person who is friendly or easy to talk to.

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Having little or no detrimental effect; harmless:

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Of or offered in propitiation; conciliatory.

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Elegant; refined:

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Having the qualities of gallantry and honor attributed to an ideal knight.

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Possessing or exhibiting tact; considerate and discreet:

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Willing to do what pleases others.

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Well-mannered and refined because of a good upbringing and education

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Refined or polite, often in an affected way:

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Of, being, pertaining to, or resembling a gentleman or gentlemen.

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Having or showing good manners; polite; courteous

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The definition of well spoken is someone who communicates easily, correctly and eloquently.

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Characterized by conventional usages or formality; very polite

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Stiffly ceremonious:

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The definition of proper is appropriate or obeying manners and standards.

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Strictly attentive to detail; meticulous or fastidious, particularly to codes or conventions.

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Tending to socialize or be social; friendly; inviting; congenial.

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Calculated to please or win favor:

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Produced under artificial and controlled conditions:

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(Of a man) Courteous, polite, refined, and suave.

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refined (related)

Precise to a fine degree.

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unmannerly (antonym)

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uncivilized (antonym)

Used to describe people who display a marked lack of manners as defined by a given culture.

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uncivil (antonym)

Not civilized; barbarous

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unrefined (antonym)

Crude, raw or unprocessed

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unsophisticated (antonym)

Not sophisticated; lacking sophistication.

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Consciously thoughtful and observant (often of other people); caring

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Polite and attentive to women in a courtly way

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The definition of solicitous is someone who shows concern, care or eagerness.

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Showing or characterized by thought; serious

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careful (related)

Thorough and painstaking in action or execution; conscientious:

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treat well (related)

Full of polite concern for the well-being of others

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courtesy (related)

Free of charge.

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Marked by refinement in taste and manners; cultured.

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Full of or characterized by respect; showing deference or dutiful regard

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Willing to conciliate, or to make concessions

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honey-tongued

Sweet-speaking; persuasive; seductive.

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The definition of amiable is a person, place, or thing that is likeable or a person who is kind and good-natured.

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Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy:

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Polite and respectful; formally pleasant:

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Having an easygoing, cheerful disposition.

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Agreeably suited to one's disposition or mood; congenial:

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Having or showing interest.

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Ingratiatingly polite and agreeable:

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The definition of diplomatic is someone who can be sensitive in dealing with others and who can achieve peaceful resolutions or facilitate discussion.

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Responsible to higher authority; accountable:

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Like, characteristic of, or appropriate to neighbors; kind, friendly, sociable, etc.

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Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.

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Elegant; refined

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(Of a person) cultured, refined, educated

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Characterized by or showing decorum, propriety, good taste, etc.

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deferentialdebonair

Courteous

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The definition of suave is someone smooth, confident and charming, usually describing a man.

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UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa spelling of civilized.

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cheerful (related)

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chatty (related)

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approachable (related)

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businesslike (related)

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talkative (related)

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Showing or requiring great precision or sensitive discernment; subtle:

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(Now rare) Mild; soft, gentle, balmy; smooth in manner; suave.

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Courteous

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Conforming to fact or logic; true, accurate, right, or free from errors

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Synonym Study

Gallant suggests a dashing display of courtesy, esp. to women her gallant lover
Chivalrous implies disinterested courtesy toward women or devotion to the cause of the weak
Civil implies merely a refraining from rudeness keep a civil tongue in your head
Courteous suggests a still more positive and sincere graciousness toward others that springs from an inherent thoughtfulness always courteous to strangers
Polite suggests a positive observance of etiquette in social behavior it is not polite to interrupt

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