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amiable
Synonyms and Antonyms of amiable
- the owner of the inn is an amiable, talkative widow who treats guests like family
amicable, clever [dialect], cordial, friendly, neighborly
cheerful, cheery, glad [archaic], sunny
companionable, conversable, sociable
civil, considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtful
accommodating, amenable, obliging
attractive, delightful, enjoyable, likable (or likeable)
boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociable
bearish, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy
Synonym Discussion of amiable
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- an amiable teacher not easily annoyed
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- a good-natured girl who was always willing to pitch in
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- our obliging innkeeper found us a bigger room
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- was too complaisant to protest a decision he thought unfair
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