Need another word that means the same as “civil”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “civil” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Civil” are: polite, civic, secular, lay, civilian, internal, domestic, interior, home, courteous, well mannered, well bred, gentlemanly, chivalrous, gallant, ladylike, gracious, respectful
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “civil” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| chivalrous | Relating to the historical concept of chivalry. The concept of chivalrous combat. |
| civic | Relating to the duties or activities of people in relation to their town, city, or local area. Civic pride. |
| civilian | Relating to civilians. Civilian clothes. |
| courteous | Characterized by courtesy and gracious good manners-Francis Bacon. If a man be gracious and courteous to strangers it shows he is a citizen of the world. |
| domestic | Converted or adapted to domestic use. Domesticated plants like maize. |
| gallant | Grand or impressive. A gallant warrior. |
| gentlemanly | Chivalrous, courteous, or honourable. A gentlemanly profession. |
| gracious | Showing the elegance and comfort brought by wealth or high social status. Gracious living. |
| home | Made done or intended for use in the home. Traditional home cooking. |
| interior | Situated further in or within. The interior lighting is not adequate. |
| internal | Located inward- Leonard Bernstein- David Denby. Internal bleeding. |
| ladylike | Appropriate for or typical of a well-bred, decorous woman or girl. Her antics were considered very undignified by her ladylike peers. |
| lay | Characteristic of those who are not members of the clergy. The lay ministry. |
| polite | Marked by refinement in taste and manners. They thought she was wrong but were too polite to say so. |
| respectful | Feeling or manifesting veneration. They sit in respectful silence. |
| secular | Of or relating to clergy not bound by monastic vows. Secular attitudes to death. |
| well bred | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well mannered | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| ascent | The act of changing location in an upward direction. The ascent grew steeper. |
| bourgeois | A bourgeois person. A rich bored bourgeois family. |
| burgess | A member of the assembly of colonial Maryland or Virginia. |
| burgher | A descendant of a Dutch or Portuguese colonist in Sri Lanka. The poem is not the sort of thing the sturdy burghers of Manchester would wish to read. |
| citizen | A legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized. A British citizen. |
| citizenship | Conduct as a citizen. Award for good citizenship. |
| civilian | Relating to civilians. Civilian clothes. |
| commoner | (at some British universities) an undergraduate who does not have a scholarship. A commoner s gown. |
| commons | A piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area. The mismanagement of a commons. |
| constituent | A member of a constituency; a citizen who is represented in a government by officials for whom he or she votes. A component or constituent element of a system. |
| disfranchise | Deprive of voting rights. |
| disloyalty | The quality of being disloyal. An accusation of disloyalty and betrayal. |
| disunion | The breaking up of something such as a federation. His rejection of disunion was consistent with his nationalism. |
| ensign | A flag or standard, especially a military or naval one indicating nationality. All the ensigns of our greatness. |
| ethnicity | The quality or fact of belonging to a population group or subgroup made up of people who share a common cultural background or descent. Ethnicity has a strong influence on community status relations. |
| firebrand | Someone who deliberately foments trouble. A political firebrand. |
| instigator | A person who initiates a course of action. Any instigators of violence will be punished. |
| insubordination | An insubordinate act. He was dismissed for insubordination. |
| insurrection | Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. The insurrection was savagely put down. |
| magistrate | A civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones. |
| mutiny | Engage in a mutiny against an authority. The crew were on the verge of mutiny. |
| nationality | People having common origins or traditions and often comprising a nation. Men of Spanish nationality. |
| penalty | The act of punishing. Neglected his health and paid the penalty. |
| plebeian | Lacking in refinement. His square plebeian nose. |
| rebellion | An act of armed resistance to an established government or leader. The Bretons rose in rebellion against the King. |
| revolt | Cause to feel disgust. A country wide revolt against the government. |
| rising | Advancing to maturity or high standing. The rising generation. |
| secession | Formal separation from an alliance or federation. The republics want secession from the union. |
| uphill | An upward slope. An uphill struggle to gain worldwide recognition. |
| uprising | Organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another. An armed uprising. |
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