Synonyms of mannerly

mannerly

adjective

ˈma-nər-lē 

as in polite

showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners

a mannerly child is welcome everywhere

Synonyms & Similar Words

• polite
• gracious
• civil
• thoughtful
• respectful
• courteous
• careful
• nice
• genteel
• pleasant
• gallant
• friendly
• graceful
• civilized
• respectable
• well-bred
• elegant
• gentlemanly
• courtly
• considerate
• appropriate
• attentive
• humble
• ceremonious
• good
• ceremonial
• chivalrous
• solicitous
• acceptable
• ladylike
• smooth
• meek
• formal
• deferential
• decorous
• urbane
• suitable
• dutiful
• gentlemanlike
• proper
• hospitable
• suave
• correct
• decent
• cordial
• submissive
• fitting
• unctuous
• sociable
• affable
• genial
• becoming
• meet
• modest
• right
• couth
• refined
• red-carpet
• yielding
• fit
• seemly
• befitting
• felicitous
• demure
• unassertive
• comme il faut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unmannerly
• thoughtless
• rude
• uncivil
• impolite
• inconsiderate
• ungracious
• discourteous
• thoughtless
• heedless
• inconsiderate
• insolent
• impudent
• impertinent
• unmannered
• disrespectful
• uncouth
• bold
• ill-mannered
• brash
• mannerless
• vulgar
• informal
• saucy
• shameless
• audacious
• casual
• boorish
• brassy
• loutish
• churlish
• ill-bred
• clownish
• improper
• inappropriate
• unseemly
• ungenteel
• indecent
• arrogant
• unceremonious
• incorrect
• indecorous
• pretentious
• conceited
• lippy
• presumptuous
• bold-faced
• uncalled-for
• clodhopping
• unrespectable
• presuming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of mannerly

Please tell me the mannerly requirements with regard to the note and anything else related to her retirement. — Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 11 May 2026

Still, to sit opposite him at a small table is just a bit like being hooked to a polygraph, despite his air of mannerly warmth. — Fred Schruers, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2026

The most mannerly thing would be to pass the requests on to your sons and their wives. — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 18 Sep. 2025