Synonyms for civil
ˈsɪv əlciv·il

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1. civil

   A civil person observes such propriety of speech and manner as to avoid being rude; one who is polite (literally polished) observes more than the necessary proprieties, conforming to all that is graceful, becoming, and thoughtful in the intercourse of refined society. A man may be civil with no consideration for others, simply because self-respect forbids him to be rude; but one who is polite has at least some care for the opinions of others, and if polite in the highest and truest sense, which is coming to be the prevailing one, he cares for the comfort and happiness of others in the smallest matters. Civil is a colder and more distant word than polite; courteous is fuller and richer, dealing often with greater matters, and is used only in the good sense. Courtly suggests that which befits a royal court, and is used of external grace and stateliness without reference to the prompting feeling; as, the courtly manners of the ambassador. Genteel refers to an external elegance, which may be showy and superficial, and the word is thus inferior to polite or courteous. Urbane refers to a politeness that is genial and successful in giving others a sense of ease and cheer. Polished refers to external elegancies of speech and manner without reference to spirit or purpose; as, a polished gentleman or a polished scoundrel; cultured refers to a real and high development of mind and soul, of which the external manifestation is the smallest part. Complaisant denotes a disposition to please or favor beyond what politeness would necessarily require.

   Synonyms:
   accomplished, complaisant, courteous, courtly, cultivated, cultured, elegant, genteel, gracious, obliging, polished, polite, urbane, well-behaved, well-bred, well-mannered

   Antonyms:
   awkward, bluff, blunt, boorish, brusk, clownish, coarse, discourteous, ill-behaved, ill-bred, ill-mannered, impertinent, impolite, impudent, insolent, insulting, raw, rude, rustic, uncivil, uncouth, unmannerly, unpolished, untaught, untutored

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1. civil

   Synonyms:
   well-mannered, political, courteous, well-bred, complaisant, affable, urbane, polite, obliging, accommodating, respectful

   Antonyms:
   disobliging, unaccommodating, disrespectful, boorish, clownish, churlish, uncivil

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1. civiladjective

   applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

   "civil authorities"

   Synonyms:
   civic, polite

   Antonyms:
   noncivilized, noncivilised, rude, military, uncivil, sidereal

2. civil, politeadjective

   not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

   "even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham

   Synonyms:
   genteel, cultured, civilised, cultivated, polite, civic, civilized

   Antonyms:
   noncivilised, noncivilized, military, rude, uncivil, sidereal

3. civiladjective

   of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

   "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"

   Synonyms:
   civic, polite

   Antonyms:
   military, noncivilised, sidereal, uncivil, noncivilized, rude

4. civil, civicadjective

   of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

   "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride"

   Synonyms:
   civic, polite

   Antonyms:
   military, uncivil, noncivilized, sidereal, noncivilised, rude

5. civiladjective

   (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

   "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"

   Synonyms:
   civic, polite

   Antonyms:
   rude, uncivil, military, noncivilized, sidereal, noncivilised

6. civiladjective

   of or in a condition of social order

   "civil peoples"

   Synonyms:
   civic, polite

   Antonyms:
   sidereal, military, uncivil, noncivilised, noncivilized, rude

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1. civiladjective

   Synonyms:
   civilized, not savage

2. civiladjective

   Synonyms:
   municipal, political, civic, not military

3. civiladjective

   Synonyms:
   intestine, domestic, not foreign

4. civiladjective

   Synonyms:
   courteous, ceremonious, polite, refined, complaisant, urbane, obliging, affable, debonair, easy, gracious, well-bred

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1. civiladjective

   Synonyms:
   civic, political, municipal, courteous, obliging, polite

   Antonyms:
   uncivil

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1. List of paraphrases for "civil":

   civilian, civilians, calendar, civic, civile, public, marital, citizens, civili, folk, al-ahly, civiles, al-ahli, nongovernmental, civilised, citizen, madani, non-military, eligibility, civilized, people-to-people

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1. Gareth Price:

   When they arrived last time around, it was after a civil war. There was nothing. Now they're inheriting a system of government that, however imperfect, does exist, the question that no one knows the answer to is how The Taliban conceive of government.

2. Drew Miller:

   There is growing concern that after the 2020 election there could be massive, long-lasting civil unrest if people say, 'Hey, I don't buy the new president, I don't recognize him or her,'.

3. United States:

   At the time following the Civil War, at its core, it meant all persons had the right to be protected by the police, that the laws of the country should protect all people, in the 20th century, more broader questions were litigated under the 14th Amendment, like Brown v. Board of Education -- whether segregation was constitutional. Cases involving the internment of Japanese citizens, case from the marriage equality decisions, even Roe vs. Wade have strains of equal protection language and invoke due process law.

4. Marc Leepson:

   The analogy that comes to mind is Confederate statues, most Confederate statues weren't put up right after the Civil War. They were part of the spreading of the Lost Cause Theory, and then Jim Crow and segregation. They had a purpose in the eyes of the public.

5. Paul Ryan:

   What it is is the Congress’s legitimate function of oversight to make sure the FISA process is being used correctly, if it wasn’t being used correctly, that needs to come to light and people need to be held accountable so this doesn’t affect our civil liberties.