Synonyms of hospitable

hospitable

adjective

hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 

as in gracious

showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations

the family is unfailingly hospitable whenever guests show up unexpectedly at their summer cottage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gracious
• friendly
• polite
• thoughtful
• cordial
• affable
• kindly
• sociable
• genial
• outgoing
• amiable
• kind
• congenial
• courteous
• neighborly
• benign
• convivial
• considerate
• accommodating
• agreeable
• obliging
• cosmopolitan
• attentive
• sophisticated
• benignant
• urbane
• approachable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhospitable
• ungracious
• unsociable
• boorish
• churlish
• abrupt
• blunt
• gruff
• brusque
• unfriendly
• sharp
• ungenial
• curt
• disagreeable
• rude
• unkind
• antisocial
• surly
• sullen
• discourteous
• impolite
• snippy
• uncivil
• unmannerly
• cross
• crusty
• grumpy
• crabby
• crabbed
• ill-mannered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hospitable

Meanwhile, recent increases in overnight temperatures in Texas may have made the region more hospitable to tropical species, which could explain green jays’ expansion north, according to Keitt. —Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025

Mornings taste better with a fresh fruit smoothie and sunrise on your deck, and the always smiling and hospitable resort staff keeps the surprises coming—maybe a floating breakfast one day or champagne at dusk the next. —AFAR Media, 27 Sep. 2025

Consider moving perennials to more hospitable places in your yard. —Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2025

Finally, researchers found widespread deposits of sepiolite, a mineral that forms in low-temperature, alkaline waters considered highly hospitable from an Earth perspective. —Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 19 Sep. 2025