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cordial

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of cordial

1 having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

a cordial inquiry about her motherʼs health

Synonyms of cordial

amicable, bonhomous, buddy-buddy, chummy, collegial, companionable, comradely, friendly, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, matey [chiefly British], neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warm, warmhearted

Words Related to cordial

affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet

clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social

jolly, jovial, merry

extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing

brotherly, fraternal, sisterly

close, familiar, intimate

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted

Near Antonyms of cordial

alienated, estranged

chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry (also wintery)

unsociable, unsocial

aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

inhospitable, inimical

Antonyms of cordial

antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

2 showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations

a cordial hostess who makes sure everyone is comfortable

Synonyms of cordial

affable, genial, gracious, hospitable, sociable

Words Related to cordial

agreeable, amiable, benign, benignant, congenial, convivial, friendly, kind, kindly, neighborly

accommodating, obliging

considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtful

cosmopolitan, sophisticated, urbane

approachable, attentive, outgoing

Near Antonyms of cordial

boorish, churlish

abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, gruff, sharp, snippy

antisocial, disagreeable, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, sullen, surly, uncivil, unfriendly, unkind, unmannerly

crabbed, crabby, cross, crusty, grumpy

Antonyms of cordial

inhospitable, ungenial, ungracious, unsociable

3 having a renewing effect on the state of the body or mind

he insisted that a cordial nip of brandy would be just the thing for someone suffering from shock

Synonyms of cordial

bracing, invigorating, refreshing, rejuvenating, restorative, reviving, stimulating, stimulative, tonic, vital, vitalizing

Words Related to cordial

conditioning, strengthening

animating, exhilarating, exhilarative, quickening, sharp

corrective, curative, curing, medicinal, rectifying, recuperative, reformative, reformatory, rehabilitative, remedial, remedying, reparative, therapeutic

beneficial, healthful, healthy, helpful, salubrious, salutary, wholesome

Near Antonyms of cordial

deadening, debilitating, draining, enervating, enfeebling, exhausting, numbing, sapping, weakening, wearying

deleterious, injurious, pernicious

insalubrious, noxious, unhealthful, unhealthy, unwholesome

Synonym Discussion of cordial

gracious, cordial, affable, genial, sociable mean markedly pleasant and easy in social intercourse. gracious implies courtesy and kindly consideration.

- the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues

cordial stresses warmth and heartiness.

- our host was cordial as he greeted us

affable implies easy approachability and readiness to respond pleasantly to conversation or requests or proposals.

- though wealthy, she was affable to all

genial stresses cheerfulness and even joviality.

- a genial companion with a ready quip

sociable suggests a genuine liking for the companionship of others.

- sociable people who enjoy entertaining

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