Synonyms for agreeable
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Amiable — agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with
amiable, conformable, good, acceptable, enjoyable, harmonious, congenial, pleasurable, concordant, pleasing, consonant, attractive, consistent, nice, dulcet, amenable, obliging, delightful, genial, appropriate, congruous, sweet informal
2. Pleasant
pleasant, comfortable, suave, delicious, delicate, goodly, delectable, desirable, luscious
Other
sympathetic, willing, melodious, positive, like-minded, acquiescent, unmean rare
Definitions
- adj. 1
Agreeing or suitable; followed by to, or rarely by with.
- adj. 2
Able to agree; possible to be agreed.
Related words
- Word family
- agreeableness agreeably agree agreement
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A selfish man of the world may have the art to be agreeable; a handsome, brilliant, and witty person may be charming or even attractive, while by no means amiable.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- acceptable It is sometimes acceptable to resort to violence.
- enjoyable Do you really think doing that would be enjoyable?
- amiable She is not only beautiful but also amiable.
- comfortable This house is anything but comfortable to live in.
- pleasant Tell me something pleasant to make me feel better.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| agreeable | steady | |
| acceptable | falling | |
| enjoyable | rising | |
| amiable | steady | |
| conformable | falling | |
| comfortable | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, nice1
- 5 letters
- sweet1, suave1
- 6 letters
- genial2, goodly2, dulcet2, unmean
- 7 letters
- willing2, amiable4
- 8 letters
- positive3, pleasant2, delicate3, pleasing2, luscious2, amenable4, obliging3
- 9 letters
- delicious3, enjoyable4, desirable4, consonant3, congenial3, melodious4, congruous
- 10 letters
- attractive3, consistent3, acceptable4, delightful3, harmonious4, delectable4, concordant
- 11 letters
- appropriate4, comfortable4, sympathetic4, pleasurable4, conformable, acquiescent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (genial2 = 2 syllables).