All civil synonyms
civΒ·il
C c adj civil
- obliging β willing or eager to do favors, offer one's services, etc.; accommodating: The clerk was most obliging.
- local β low-cal.
- governmental β the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political administration: Government is necessary to the existence of civilized society.
- domestic β of or relating to the home, the household, household affairs, or the family: domestic pleasures.
- national β of, relating to, or maintained by a nation as an organized whole or independent political unit: national affairs.
- civilian β In a military situation, a civilian is anyone who is not a member of the armed forces.
- cordial β Cordial means friendly.
- diplomatic β of, relating to, or engaged in diplomacy: diplomatic officials.
- polite β showing good manners toward others, as in behavior, speech, etc.; courteous; civil: a polite reply.
- civilized β If you describe a society as civilized, you mean that it is advanced and has sensible laws and customs.
- courteous β Someone who is courteous is polite and respectful to other people.
- formal β being in accordance with the usual requirements, customs, etc.; conventional: to pay one's formal respects.
- home β Lord, Douglas-Home.
- interior β being within; inside of anything; internal; inner; further toward a center: the interior rooms of a house.
- municipal β of or relating to a town or city or its local government: municipal elections.
- political β of, relating to, or concerned with politics: political writers.
- public β of, relating to, or affecting a population or a community as a whole: public funds; a public nuisance.
- accommodating β If you describe someone as accommodating, you like the fact that they are willing to do things in order to please you or help you.
- affable β Someone who is affable is pleasant and friendly.
- complaisant β If you are complaisant, you are willing to accept what other people are doing without complaining.
- courtly β You use courtly to describe someone whose behaviour is very polite, often in a rather old-fashioned way.
- genteel β belonging or suited to polite society.
- gracious β pleasantly kind, benevolent, and courteous.
- mannerly β having or showing good manners; courteous; polite.
- polished β made smooth and glossy: a figurine of polished mahogany.
- politic β shrewd or prudent in practical matters; tactful; diplomatic.
- refined β having or showing well-bred feeling, taste, etc.: refined people.
- suave β (of persons or their manner, speech, etc.) smoothly agreeable or polite; agreeably or blandly urbane.
- urbane β having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities: an urbane manner.
- well-bred β well brought up; properly trained and educated: a well-bred boy.
- cultivated β If you describe someone as cultivated, you mean they are well educated and have good manners.
adjective civil
- civic β You use civic to describe people or things that have an official status in a town or city.
- community β The community is all the people who live in a particular area or place.
- respectful β full of, characterized by, or showing politeness or deference: a respectful reply.
- well-mannered β polite; courteous.
- considerate β Someone who is considerate pays attention to the needs, wishes, or feelings of other people.
- amicable β When people have an amicable relationship, they are pleasant to each other and solve their problems without quarrelling.
- kind β of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- civilised β to bring out of a savage, uneducated, or rude state; make civil; elevate in social and private life; enlighten; refine: Rome civilized the barbarians.