Synonyms for civil
ˈsɪv əlcivil

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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:
   civil, 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, civil, 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. Joe Kennedy:

   A government that struggles to keep itself open. Russia knee-deep in our democracy. An all-out war on environmental protection. A Justice Department rolling back civil rights by the day. Hatred and supremacy proudly marching in our streets. Bullets tearing through our classrooms, concerts, and congregations. Targeting our safest, sacred places, and that nagging, sinking feeling, no matter your political beliefs: This is not right. This is not who we are.

2. Dubai Media Office:

   A fire has been reported to have broken out in a container within a ship anchored in Jebel Ali Port. A Dubai Civil Defense team is working to put out the blaze.

3. Pussy Riot:

   Honestly, I think Kylian Mbappe.Tolokonnikova would have to ask about people who are detained today in Russia, for example about civil rights activists who were detained... who faced arrest... just because they made an action on the field.

4. Stephen Biddle:

   One has to pretty much expect that the Taliban will do very well -- there will be civil war there for some time, I suspect -- and so the next big question is, will Stephen Biddle open Stephen Biddle doors to people who sided with us and put Stephen Biddle faith in us ? there's a generation of young Afghans who have tried to build a future for themselves, around our model, and we're now walking away.

5. Ryan Bomberger:

   It matters how our elected leaders regard life, think of civil rights legislation. It happened because political leaders had the spine to change the status quo.