Synonyms for civility
sɪˈvɪl ɪ tici·vil·i·ty

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1. civilitynoun

   formal or perfunctory politeness

   Synonyms:
   politeness

   Antonyms:
   incivility

2. politeness, civilitynoun

   the act of showing regard for others

   Synonyms:
   politeness, niceness

   Antonyms:
   incivility

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1. • Action
   • Courtesy

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1. pitality

   be kind to others

   i would have housepitality if i felt pitailty.

   Submitted by farlona on November 2, 2019  

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1. civilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   courtesy, courteousness, urbanity, politeness, affability, complaisance, amiability, suavity, good breeding, elegance of manners

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1. civilitynoun

   Synonyms:
   courtesy, politeness

   Antonyms:
   incivility, discourtesy

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1. List of paraphrases for "civility":

   courtesy, politeness, civilization, comity, civilisation, vanity, courteousness

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1. James Meredith:

   I am thankful for the strong, united response of our university community to the desecration of the James Meredith statue last year, confirming our university values of civility and respect. what it is saying is that the only possible justice for a black in the state of Mississippi is the federal government and if there's anything that we don't need it's that being our only means of expecting justice.

2. Eric Trump:

   For a party that preaches tolerance, this once again demonstrates they have very little civility. When somebody is sick enough to resort to spitting on someone, it just emphasizes a sickness and desperation and the fact that we're winning.

3. Dennis Ross:

   We've got to focus on bringing civility and respect back, and as much as I would like to do it from the pulpit of the Congress, I would be tainted with having an agenda that would suit a particular group, this way I can do it in a fashion that I think reinstates the fundamentals of our democracy that require some respect and some decorum.

4. Michelle Obama:

   There's one last thing that I should mention that I love about Great Britain, and that is The Queen, and so I'm very much looking forward to meeting her for the first time later this evening. ... I think in the imagination of people throughout America, I think what The Queen stands for and her decency and her civility, what she represents, that's very important.

5. Jill Biden:

   Joe and Cindy McCain would argue about issues and they would see things totally differently. But at the end of Election Day, there we would be together having dinner or going on a trip together or whatever it was, i mean there was true civility in government. And that's what I think we should return to.