Synonyms for hospitable
ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəlhos·pitable

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1. hospitable

   Synonyms:
   sociable, neighborly, charitable

   Antonyms:
   unsociable, exclusive, retired, unneighborly, churlish, recluse

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1. hospitableadjective

   favorable to life and growth

   "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

   Antonyms:
   stark, wild, water-washed, inhospitable, desolate, bleak, unreceptive, windswept, godforsaken, unfriendly, bare, uncongenial, barren, hostile, waste

2. hospitableadjective

   disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity

   "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

   Antonyms:
   waste, bleak, inhospitable, unfriendly, barren, stark, uncongenial, hostile, wild, windswept, desolate, godforsaken, bare, water-washed, unreceptive

3. hospitableadjective

   having an open mind

   "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

   Antonyms:
   unreceptive, bleak, uncongenial, wild, desolate, barren, windswept, hostile, bare, unfriendly, inhospitable, godforsaken, waste, water-washed, stark

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1. hospitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   kind or attentive to strangers

2. hospitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   generous, liberal, bountiful

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1. List of paraphrases for "hospitable":

   welcoming

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1. Matt Strawn:

   That personal retail nature of Iowa caucus very may well be an antidote to whatever polling a potential candidate may have back home, the fact that especially Gov. Christie and Gov. Walker were able to win multiple elections in states not traditionally hospitable to Republicans says more than any temporary snapshot of approval ratings back home.

2. Benjamin Harrison:

   We should not cease to be hospitable to immigration, but we should cease to be careless as to the character of it.

3. Mike Huckabee:

   It’s an incredible thing when people in the name of their liberty want to deny someone else theirs, and if you’re in the hospitality business, your number one goal is to be hospitable. The owner of that restaurant was not hospitable.

4. Rick Bayless:

   We get a chance to welcome all of these people. These are the luminaries of the food world coming to Chicago to enjoy our hospitality and, boy, we are being very hospitable.

5. Hannah Jones:

   These factors create a less hospitable borrowing environment, which would serve to bring inflation closer to a healthy level, more expensive, stricter lending helps to usher in the long-term health of the economy, but the downside is that borrowing for large purchases, including a home purchase, may be relatively more challenging in the short term.