Synonyms of courteous
18 similar words · 31 opposite words
Another word for courteous is correct. Other synonyms of courteous are gracious, well-mannered, urbane, civil and mannerly. The opposite of courteous is uncourteous.
Synonyms and similar words for courteous
adjectiveShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- civil
- graciousKind and warmly courteous.
- civilized
- correctWith good manners; well behaved; conforming with accepted standards of behaviour.
- cultivated
- genteel
- mannerlyHaving good manners; polite.
- polished
- polite
- politic
- reasonable
- refined
- urbaneOf a person (usually a man): having refined manners; courteous, polite, suave.
- well-behaved
- well-manneredHaving good manners; polite, courteous, and socially correct; conforming to standards of good behaviour.
- well-bred
- complaisant archaicPolite; showing respect.
- fair-mannered archaicWell-mannered.
Opposite of courteous
adjectiveShowing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
- discourteousImpolite; lacking consideration for others.
- uncourteousNot courteous; impolite, rude.
- aweless
- improper
- bad-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- barbaricOf or relating to a barbarian; uncivilized, uncultured or uncouth.
- bold Ireland
- bumptiousObtrusively pushy; self-important; self-assertive to a pretentious extreme.
- crude
- churlish
- impudent
- gauche
- ill-bred
- ill-manneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- impoliteNot polite; discourteous; not of polished manners; wanting in good manners.
- insolent
- lack-graceRude; graceless; bad-mannered.
- mismanneredHaving bad manners; impolite.
- rough
- rude
- uncivil
- uncivilized
- uncouth
- uncultured
- underbred
- unmannerlyNot mannerly (“polite; having good manners”).
- unpolished
- unpolite
- unrefined
- incivil rare
- rantipole obsoleteRude; unruly.
Meaning of courteous
- adjective Showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
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Questions about synonyms of courteous
- What is another word for courteous?
- Courteous has 18 synonyms on Word.ws, such as correct, gracious, well-mannered, urbane, civil, mannerly and reasonable.
- What is the opposite of courteous?
- The opposite of courteous is uncourteous. Other antonyms of courteous are lack-grace, barbaric, bad-mannered, ill-mannered and impolite.
- What does courteous mean?
- Courteous means showing regard or thought for others; especially, displaying good manners or etiquette.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: courteous (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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