Synonyms for good-natured

18 synonyms
9 antonyms

adjective

Most common

amiable jovial affable good-humored warm-hearted good-tempered benevolent genial

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Adjective

good-humored, amiable, jovial, affable, warm-hearted, genial, good-tempered, kind, benevolent, pleasant, obliging, agreeable, kindly, equable, complaisant, gracious, cordial, benign

Antonyms

ill-natured, peevish, morose

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Definitions

adj. 1
Having or showing an amicable, kindly disposition.

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Other spellings: good natured goodnatured

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Good-Natured, Kind, Agreeable, Pleasing or Amiable?

Kind, good-natured people may be coarse and rude, and so fail to be agreeable or pleasing; the really amiable are likely to avoid such faults by their earnest desire to please. The good-natured have an easy disposition to get along comfortably with every one in all circumstances.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

amiable She is not only beautiful but also amiable.
jovial Santiago’s jovial mood angered Rima.
affable Many extroverted people are at least somewhat affable.

By length

4 letters: kind¹
6 letters: kindly², benign², jovial³, genial²
7 letters: cordial², amiable⁴, affable³, equable³
8 letters: pleasant², gracious², obliging³
9 letters: agreeable⁴
10 letters: benevolent⁴
11 letters: complaisant³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (kindly² = 2 syllables).