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ladylike

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1 as in gentlemanly, civilized

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ladylike

chivalrous,
civilized,
courtly,
gallant,
gentlemanlike,
gentlemanly

attentive,
careful,
considerate,
nice,
solicitous,
thoughtful

ceremonial,
ceremonious,
red-carpet

civil,
courteous,
genteel,
gracious,
mannerly,
polite,
well-bred

couth,
formal,
smooth,
suave,
unctuous,
urbane

elegant,
refined

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

felicitous,
graceful

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ladylike

discourteous,
ill-bred,
ill-mannered,
impolite,
inconsiderate,
mannerless,
rude,
thoughtless,
uncivil,
ungenteel,
ungracious,
unmannered,
unmannerly

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

arrogant,
conceited,
presuming,
presumptuous,
pretentious

2 as in feminine, girlish

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for ladylike

effeminate,
effete,
epicene,
sissified,
sissy,
unmanly

female,
feminine,
womanish,
womanlike,
womanly

girlie
(or girly),
girlish

distaff,
petticoat

ultrafeminine

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for ladylike

unfeminine,
unwomanly

boyish,
hoydenish,
tomboyish

male,
manlike,
manly,
mannish,
masculine,
virile

androgynous,
neuter

Amazonian

butch

hairy-chested,
hypermasculine,
macho

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