as in gracious
having an easygoing and pleasing manner especially in social situations
the guests at the party were a good-natured bunch
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Recent Examples of good-natured
Mahomes grinned and added a good-natured jab at his teammate.
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Bregman hinted that the boos were expected and overall good-natured.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The game can lead to swaths of emails and good-natured trash talking amongst team owners.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
While Grace became a bold-faced name thanks to his good-natured starring turn in now classic sitcom That ’70s Show, the actor has focused on work to upend that image.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
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Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 14 Aug. 2025
Bregman hinted that the boos were expected and overall good-natured.
—Chantz Martin, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2025
The game can lead to swaths of emails and good-natured trash talking amongst team owners.
—Don Yaeger, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
While Grace became a bold-faced name thanks to his good-natured starring turn in now classic sitcom That ’70s Show, the actor has focused on work to upend that image.
—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for good-natured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-natured
Adjective
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Percussion and a choir imbued the ballad with a pulse, and the gracious Warren quickly turned to clap for the singers at song’s end.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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The 63-year-old chef helms the kitchen at Vila Joya—the restaurant of a gracious boutique hotel in Portugal that shares its name—which earned one Michelin star in 1995 and a second in 1999.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Sinner had left the court for a medical timeout after losing the second set, and was sweating heavily from the first set onward on a pleasant 77-degree evening.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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The fact that people actually read it — that now, TFD is a fully-fledged media company with a staff of eight and a monthly audience of over 3 million women — came as a pleasant surprise.—
Chelsea Fagan,
PEOPLE,
6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Cutely line them up along the mantel with candles or lanterns, or add them to a nice tray with a few jack-o’-lanterns.—
Mariana Best,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Sep. 2025
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The beef is tender, and the broth has that nice aromatic spice that is immediately soothing and associated with a classic beef noodle soup.—
Shindy Chen,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The rest of the walk passes in amiable chatter about nothing in particular.—
Nate Jones,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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David Remnick, Pulitzer Prize winner and New Yorker editor since 1998, is the documentary’s amiable guide on what is a multi-tiered journey through the magazine’s past and present.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Grandma's favorite time-saving trick is to rely on the trusty the slow-cooker to make sweet, tender onions that require little to no stirring.—
Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The post included a number of photos and videos, with the first slide showing a sweet snap of Anstead, 46, holding Hudson as Haack, 42, poses beside them with a big smile.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Good-natured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-natured. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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