as in social
likely to seek or enjoy the company of others
the hiking club attracts a wide range of convivial people who share a love of the outdoors
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Recent Examples of convivial
Despite the stress and uncertainty, the atmosphere among stranded passengers was convivial, according to Billie.
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Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The vibe is both convivial and cozy and the emphasis is on enjoying the music (and the drinks).
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Folks frequently stop in for a cup of coffee or tea with a pastry and to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi and convivial workspace.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Cabello’s paintings continually open, as if the artist is drawing back the curtain on better, more convivial worlds.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Francesca Street, CNN, 21 Mar. 2025
The vibe is both convivial and cozy and the emphasis is on enjoying the music (and the drinks).
—Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Folks frequently stop in for a cup of coffee or tea with a pastry and to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi and convivial workspace.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2025
Cabello’s paintings continually open, as if the artist is drawing back the curtain on better, more convivial worlds.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for convivial
Adjective
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Ana de Armas and Cruise were seen strolling through a park in a video and photo captured by a social media user.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
4 May 2025
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This region is home to the greatest share of women having children at 40 and older — a trend that experts chalk up to a combination of economic opportunity, progressive social norms and access to reproductive technology.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
3 May 2025
Adjective
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City will also surely sign a replacement for the outgoing De Bruyne.—
Graham Ruthven,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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In the fall of 2024, the DMV's outgoing commissioner Wayne Goodwin, a Democrat, requested funding to hire ove60 new employees, but the request was denied.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Within the church, Francis shifted the pastoral practice toward a more hospitable, welcoming attitude toward those who had long felt excluded.—
John Bacon,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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This genetic isolation, the authors of the study reasoned, suggested the region likely wasn’t a migration corridor that linked sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa despite the Sahara’s hospitable conditions at the time.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Winfrey and Goldberg, ages 71 and 69, were presenting themselves as political avatars rather than the companionable media figures of their first renown.—
Armond White,
National Review,
7 Mar. 2025
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The opera is too domesticated, earthbound, and companionable to convey that extreme bleakness.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In addition to a beach that could pass for the Caribbean, neighboring Siesta Key has a friendly, small-town feel, complete with two villages and a trolley that offers free rides to the beach and other destinations.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
29 Apr. 2025
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Ford sat down with Carney for a friendly breakfast in a Toronto diner in March.—
Stephen Maher,
Time,
29 Apr. 2025
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“Convivial.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/convivial. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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