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

The married duo opened their spot in 2021 with the hope of upending traditional business models by making a counter-service restaurant with no reservations that was still chef-driven and hospitable. —Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 19 Nov. 2025

But being in this sweet spot doesn’t automatically mean a planet is hospitable to life. —Morgan Underwood, The Conversation, 19 Nov. 2025

Having hospitable locals around comes in handy when there are so many powdery nooks to discover. —Lydia Price, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025

The public radio system was not especially hospitable to experimental work. —Literary Hub, 4 Nov. 2025