Need another word that means the same as “polite”? Find 23 synonyms and 30 related words for “polite” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Polite” are: civilised, civilized, cultivated, cultured, genteel, civil, well mannered, courteous, respectful, deferential, well behaved, well bred, gentlemanly, ladylike, chivalrous, gallant, gracious, urbane, well brought up, refined, sophisticated, elegant, courtly
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “polite” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| chivalrous | Being attentive to women like an ideal knight. Shall I be chivalrous and offer you my coat. |
| civil | Relating to civil law. A civil action. |
| civilised | Marked by refinement in taste and manners. |
| civilized | Marked by refinement in taste and manners. A civilized society. |
| 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. |
| courtly | Very polite or refined, as befitting a royal court. A courtly gentleman. |
| cultivated | Prepared for raising crops by plowing or fertilizing. Cultivated speech. |
| cultured | Characterized by refined taste and manners and good education. Cultured tumour cells. |
| deferential | Showing deference; respectful. People were always deferential to him. |
| elegant | Graceful and stylish in appearance or manner. An elegant mathematical solution simple and precise. |
| gallant | (of a person or their behaviour) brave; heroic. She had made gallant efforts to pull herself together. |
| genteel | Characterized by exaggerated or affected politeness, refinement, or respectability. A genteel old lady. |
| gentlemanly | Befitting a man of good breeding. His gentlemanly behaviour. |
| gracious | A polite epithet used of royalty or their acts. Greig was gracious in defeat. |
| ladylike | Befitting a woman of good breeding. Ladylike manners. |
| refined | Precise to a fine degree. Refined sugar. |
| respectful | Feeling or manifesting veneration. A respectful glance. |
| sophisticated | Appealing to or frequented by people who are sophisticated. A sophisticated drama. |
| urbane | Courteous and refined in manner (typically used of a man. Urbane wit was the mark of taste and cultivation. |
| well behaved | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well bred | Wise or advantageous and hence advisable. |
| well brought up | In good health especially after having suffered illness or injury. |
| well mannered | Wise or advantageous and hence advisable. |
| chivalrous | Relating to the historical concept of chivalry. Shall I be chivalrous and offer you my coat. |
| chivalry | The medieval principles governing knighthood and knightly conduct. I fought against the cream of French chivalry. |
| civility | Formal politeness and courtesy in behaviour or speech. I hope we can treat each other with civility and respect. |
| comity | An association of nations for their mutual benefit. A show of public comity in the White House. |
| condescendingly | With condescension; in a patronizing manner. He treats his secretary condescendingly. |
| courteous | Exhibiting courtesy and politeness. She was courteous and obliging to all. |
| courtesy | A courteous manner. He treated the players with courtesy and good humour. |
| couth | (used facetiously) refined and well-mannered. It is more couth to hold your shrimp genteelly by the tail when eating. |
| curtsy | Perform a curtsy. She bobbed a curtsy to him. |
| decent | Decently clothed. Speech in this circle if not always decent never became lewd. |
| decorous | According with custom or propriety. The tete a tete was decorous in the extreme. |
| decorum | Etiquette. He had no idea of funeral decorum. |
| etiquette | Rules governing socially acceptable behavior. Court etiquette was now familiar to Joan. |
| gracious | Exhibiting courtesy and politeness. Gracious even to unexpected visitors. |
| humble | Cause to be unpretentious. He built the business empire from humble beginnings. |
| humbleness | The state of being humble and unimportant. |
| humility | A humble feeling. Not everyone regards humility as a virtue. |
| lowliness | A position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation. |
| menial | A person with a menial job. Menial factory jobs. |
| mild | Humble in spirit or manner suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness. The climate was mild and conducive to life or growth. |
| moderate | A person who holds moderate views especially in politics. The neutrons causing fission are not moderated but react at high energies. |
| modest | Relatively moderate, limited, or small. Modest dress means that hemlines must be below the knee. |
| respectful | Feeling or showing deference and respect. They sit in respectful silence. |
| respectfully | In a respectful manner. The butler bowed respectfully to them both. |
| seemly | Conforming to accepted notions of propriety or good taste; decorous. Seemly behavior. |
| staid | Characterized by dignity and propriety. Staid law firms. |
| unassuming | Not pretentious or arrogant; modest. Unassuming to a fault skeptical about the value of his work. |
| unbelievably | To a great degree; extremely. I feel unbelievably tired. |
| unpretentious | Lacking pretension or affectation. In spite of his fame he was thoroughly unpretentious. |
| virtue | Any admirable quality or attribute. Patience is a virtue. |
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