DIPLOMACY Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

diplomacy

noun

də-ˈplō-mə-sē

Definition of diplomacy

as in manners

the ability to deal with others in touchy situations without offending them that candidate is thought to lack the diplomacy necessary in dealing with people of power and influence

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Recent Examples of diplomacy Israel has been fighting a losing public-diplomacy battle on many other fronts, including in the United States. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 13 Aug. 2026 Then, in 1993, President Laney shifted from American academia to international diplomacy. — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026 The think tank advocates for diplomacy rather than military intervention. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026 More political capital should have gone to the parts of public diplomacy that actually work. — James K. Glassman, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diplomacy

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Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026
From being able to host an impeccable event at a moment’s notice to showing graciousness in every circumstance to having an impressively clean and organized home, manners and poise come to mind.

— Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2026

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Maybe that’s because of the rollback of climate-change policies in Washington, a backlash against ESG or sensitivity about the growing emissions toll of AI.

— Diane Brady, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
The resulting mix of companies' labor intensity and AI sensitivity yields a list of productivity beneficiaries within the Russell 1000.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

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In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.

— Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of gallantry

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