Synonyms for gracious
- adjective
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Polite
polite, courteous, merciful, amiable, kind, affable, kindly, elegant, friendly, nice, sweet, gentle, good, obliging, compassionate, benevolent, easy, beneficent, pleasing, urbane, benign, propitious
2. Graceful — of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace. Full of or exhibiting the grace of God (which can entail most…
Other
benignant dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace. Full of or exhibiting the grace of God (which can entail most of the preceding senses).
- adj. 2
Of, related to, full of, or exhibiting grace.
Near-synonym: graceful (overlaps)
Related words
- Word family
- graciously graciousness graceful
- Phrases
- goodness gracious good gracious goodness gracious me
Example sentences
- polite My mother taught me that it's not polite to point.
- merciful In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful.
- courteous Tom told me that he hoped Mary would be courteous.
- amiable She is not only beautiful but also amiable.
- blessed Blessed are You, oh Lord, Who sustains everything.
- graceful The dancer's graceful action charmed the audience.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1, kind1, nice1, easy2
- 5 letters
- sweet1
- 6 letters
- gentle2, kindly2, polite2, benign2, urbane2
- 7 letters
- blessed1, elegant3, amiable4, affable3
- 8 letters
- friendly2, pleasing2, graceful2, merciful3, obliging3
- 9 letters
- courteous3, benignant
- 10 letters
- benevolent4, beneficent4, propitious3
- 13 letters
- compassionate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (easy2 = 2 syllables).