🙏polite

adjective
/pəˈlaɪt/

Meaning

Showing good manners and respect towards others.
having good manners; respectful; courteous

Example Sentences

He was very polite to the elderly woman.

He was very polite and respectful to everyone.

Example Expressions

polite society

Synonyms

courteous, respectful, civil, gracious, well-mannered
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courteous, respectful, civil, gracious, well-mannered
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courteous, respectful, well-mannered, civil

Antonyms

rude, impolite, disrespectful, discourteous
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rude, impolite, disrespectful
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rude, impolite, discourteous, disrespectful

Collocations

polite smile, polite request, polite conversation, polite manner
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polite smile, polite request, polite conversation
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polite conversation, polite request, polite manner

More Example Sentences

He naturally learned to speak politely.

He is strong enough to say no politely.

They reacted to the criticism politely.

I was too disappointed to reply politely.

She pretends to like the food to be polite.

He handles criticism with care and stays polite.

She is very polite, affectionate and intelligent.

They are capable of handling customer complaints politely.

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing

A taxi driver finds a wallet on the back seat of his car left behind by a passenger earlier that evening and it contains cash, credit cards, and an identity card so he checks the address on the ID and drives across the city to return it even though his shift has already ended and the grateful passenger offers him a generous reward but he politely declines and says he is just doing the right thing earning the respect and admiration of everyone who hears the story.

Related Vocabularies

angry; mentally ill; insane
Lacking ambition or the ability to accomplish anything; lazy and unmotivated.
using very few words; concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
Very similar to a real person, object, or scene; realistic.
Famous and respected within a particular sphere or profession.
innocent and trusting like a child; having the good qualities of a child; pure and simple

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