Synonyms for gracious
ˈgreɪ ʃəsgra·cious

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1. gracious

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

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1. gracious

   Synonyms:
   affable, courteous, benignant, kind, civil, condescending, merciful, friendly, tender, gentle, beneficent

   Antonyms:
   haughty, discourteous, illdisposed, ungracious, churlish

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1. graciousadjective

   characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

   "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   graceless, unkind, ungracious, unpleasing, churlish, impolite, unpropitious

2. benignant, graciousadjective

   characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

   "our benignant king"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, benign, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   impolite, graceless, churlish, unpropitious, unpleasing, unkind, ungracious

3. courteous, gracious, niceadjective

   exhibiting courtesy and politeness

   "a nice gesture"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, overnice, squeamish, dainty, benignant, nice, prissy, skillful, decent

   Antonyms:
   graceless, unpropitious, impolite, unpleasing, churlish, unkind, ungracious

4. graciousadjective

   disposed to bestow favors

   "thanks to the gracious gods"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   unpleasing, impolite, unkind, unpropitious, churlish, graceless, ungracious

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1. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, favorable, kind, friendly, merciful, condescending, compassionate, tender, lenient, mild, gentle

2. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   affable, familiar, courteous, civil, polite, easy

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1. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   merciful, lenient, beneficent, compassionate, benign, tender, graceful, elegant, courteous, debonair, complaisant, urbane, affable

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1. List of paraphrases for "gracious":

   graceful, divine, rahman, courteous, merciful, al-rahman, clemente, benevolent, non-contentious, cordial

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1. Steve Deace:

   If anything, Ted Cruz's been too gracious, and now is the time Ted Cruz's going to start closing the sale.

2. Central Command Twitter feed:

   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the CyberCaliphate continues its CyberJihad.

3. Joe Biden:

   I don't think she'd be insulted but she reminded me of my mother, the look of her and just the generosity, she's extremely gracious, that's not surprising, but we had a great talk.

4. Diane Gottsman:

   A gracious guest is not going to make another guest feel uncomfortable. And a gracious host and a good host will never want their guest to feel uncomfortable by making them feel uncomfortable for not eating.

5. Elaine Stevens:

   I thought she was sexy, i thought she was the epitome of that brand that she so shamelessly pushed over the years. But she was very beautiful. And she was soft-spoken and a very smart lady. I thought she was a good mother. I heard tales… about how she allegedly used her children for publicity purposes. But to me, she was very gracious. She loved my dad. People down here loved her. They really gave her great, great Southern hospitality. [And] you never saw the downside of her. Even if she imbibed quite heavily. But she was a really good mom.