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
My goodness, that certainly takes (mostly) good-natured Southern mayonnaise debates to a whole new level of intrigue.
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Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Mahomes grinned and added a good-natured jab at his teammate.
—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
See All Example Sentences for good-natured
Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
Mahomes grinned and added a good-natured jab at his teammate.
—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
See All Example Sentences for good-natured
Recent Examples of Synonyms for good-natured
Adjective
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Penalties on penalties on penalties, gracious hosts, UCLA’s 13 flags Friday gifted the Lobos 116 yards – running the season’s tally to 30 penalties for 275 yards.—
Mirjam Swanson,
Oc Register,
13 Sep. 2025
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Goodness gracious, what an adorable little burrito that kid is!—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Room for two, a supple ride, a gorgeous view over a curved hood, perfect flow of air up and over the windshield and cockpit with virtually no backsplash to disrupt pleasant conversation, and the ability at any time to experience a rush of power and speed when the moment calls.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Enfield is a pleasant, unremarkable suburb of north London.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Giving Wickham a nice holiday tan would be a bridge too far for the genteel world of Jane Austen.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
12 Sep. 2025
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Some decisions are prudent, such as the Las Vegas Raiders to defeat the New England Patriots at a nice underdog price.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Conway, an amiable Australian, ushered me into a reception area and asked me to sign a form agreeing not to take pictures.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
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Afterlife movies tend to be amiable in a goofy way, one that ends up tamping down the stakes.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
10 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Your liver also plays the very sweet role of regulating your blood sugar levels by releasing glucose and storing glycogen when appropriate.—
Bruce Y. Lee,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The scent is smoky yet sweet, spicy yet smooth, dark but with an underlying lightness—the result of combining clean white musk with rose, tobacco, suede, and cumin.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Good-natured.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/good-natured. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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