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gracious
Synonyms and Antonyms of gracious
- a gracious host who goes out of his way to make every guest feel welcome
abrupt, blunt, brusque (also brusk), curt, gruff, sharp, snippy
antisocial, disagreeable, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, rude, sullen, surly, uncivil, unfriendly, unkind, unmannerly
- a gracious innkeeper whose jokes and laughter made weary travelers feel right at home
amicable, clever [dialect], cordial, friendly, neighborly
cheerful, cheery, glad [archaic], sunny
companionable, conversable, sociable
civil, considerate, courteous, polite, thoughtful
accommodating, amenable, obliging
attractive, delightful, enjoyable, likable (or likeable)
boorish, discourteous, ill-mannered, impolite, inconsiderate, rude, surly, uncivil, unkind, unmannerly, unsociable
bearish, bilious, cantankerous, choleric, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, irascible, irritable, peevish, petulant, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy
- he was a gracious man, habitually offering his seat on the bus to elderly women
attentive, careful, considerate, nice, solicitous, thoughtful
chivalrous, civilized, courtly, gallant, gentlemanlike, gentlemanly, ladylike
ceremonial, ceremonious, red-carpet
couth, formal, smooth, suave, unctuous, urbane
deferential, dutiful, respectful, submissive, yielding
acceptable, appropriate, becoming, befitting, comme il faut, correct, decent, decorous, fit, fitting, good, meet, proper, respectable, right, seemly, suitable
affable, cordial, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant, sociable
heedless, inconsiderate, thoughtless
audacious, bold, bold-faced, brash, brassy, disrespectful, impertinent, impudent, insolent, lippy, saucy, shameless
boorish, churlish, clodhopping, clownish, loutish, uncouth, vulgar
casual, informal, unceremonious
improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, uncalled-for, unrespectable, unseemly
Synonym Discussion of gracious
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- the gracious award winner thanked her colleagues
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- our host was cordial as he greeted us
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- though wealthy, she was affable to all
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- a genial companion with a ready quip
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- sociable people who enjoy entertaining
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