CIVILITY Synonyms: 112 Similar and Opposite Words

civility

noun

sə-ˈvi-lə-tē

as in courtesy

an act or utterance that is a customary show of good manners after the usual civilities, the parents and the principal had a serious talk about the boy

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as in manners

speech or behavior that is a sign of good breeding treated people from all walks of life with the same unfailing civility

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Recent Examples of civility And Mary’s electric, palpably physical pursuit of justice becomes even more crucial in the final act, after a grotesque display of performative mockery toward Māori culture fractures the last remnants of civility present amid one of Cole’s lavish-yet-repulsive gatherings. —

Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 17 May 2026 The visceral footage captures a neighborhood under siege, showcasing a breakdown of civility and a desperate police response. —

Staff, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2026 That civility is a thin veneer. —

Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 12 May 2026 If Democrats win control, the first priority must be fiscal responsibility, lowering costs for working families and restoring civility — working together for Americans instead of self-interest or extreme ideology. —

Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for civility

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Noun

Born in New York to Nigerian parents, Folarin Balogun speaks with a British accent, courtesy of a childhood largely forged in England.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 13 June 2026
There’s just this courtesy, and people are just very aware.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 12 June 2026