Synonyms for civility
sɪˈvɪl ɪ tici·vil·i·ty

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1. civilitynoun

   formal or perfunctory politeness

   Synonyms:
   politeness

   Antonyms:
   incivility

2. politeness, civilitynoun

   the act of showing regard for others

   Synonyms:
   politeness, niceness

   Antonyms:
   incivility

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1. • Action
   • Courtesy

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1. pitality

   be kind to others

   i would have housepitality if i felt pitailty.

   Submitted by farlona on November 2, 2019  

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1. civilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   courtesy, courteousness, urbanity, politeness, affability, complaisance, amiability, suavity, good breeding, elegance of manners

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1. civilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   courtesy, politeness

   Antonyms:
   incivility, discourtesy

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1. List of paraphrases for "civility":

   courtesy, politeness, civilization, comity, civilisation, vanity, courteousness

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1. John Selden:

   He that will give himself to all manner of ways to get money may be rich; so he that lets fly all he knows or thinks may by chance be satirically witty. Honesty sometimes keeps a man from growing rich, and civility from being witty.

2. Kristen Waggoner:

   My hot take: Good lawyers win with civility persuasion, not physical intimidation and threats of violence. We aren’t afraid to engage with people and ideas we disagree with. Apparently many of the students missed this lesson.

3. Georges Benjamin:

   People seem to have lost all civility, and then you couple that with having to stay home, and being stressed from that, losing your job, losing resources, fear for your health, more guns.

4. Mitch Abrams:

   People assume sports are safe, but there is an ugly underbelly we need to be mindful of, sports are a microcosm of our society, and until our society becomes more civil there is no reason to expect to see more civility in sports.

5. Paul Ryan:

   I urge Beijing to choose the path of peace, respect, and civility by resuming dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected administration.