Synonyms for courtesy
ˈkɜr tə si or, for 5 , ˈkɜrt sicour·tesy

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1. courtesyadjective

   Synonyms:
   free of charge

2. courtesyadjective

   Given or done as a polite gesture.

   We paid a courtesy visit to the new neighbors.

   Synonyms:
   free of charge

3. courtesyadjective

   Free of charge.

   The event planners offered courtesy tickets for the reporters.

   Synonyms:
   free of charge

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1. courtesynoun

   Address is that indefinable something which enables a man to gain his object without seeming exertion or contest, and generally with the favor and approval of those with whom he deals. It is a general power to direct to the matter in hand whatever qualities are most needed for it at the moment. It includes adroitness and discretion to know what to do or say and what to avoid; ingenuity to devise; readiness to speak or act; the dexterity that comes of practise; and tact, which is the power of fine touch as applied to human character and feeling. Courtesy and politeness are indispensable elements of good address. Compare SPEECH.

   Synonyms:
   address, address, adroitness, dexterity, discretion, ingenuity, manners, politeness, readiness, tact

   Antonyms:
   awkwardness, boorishness, clownishness, clumsiness, fatuity, folly, ill manners, ill-breeding, rudeness, stupidity, unmannerliness, unwisdom

   Preposition:
   Address in dealing with opponents; the address of an accomplished intriguer; an address to the audience.

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1. courtesy

   Synonyms:
   politeness, urbanity, civility, affability, graciousness

   Antonyms:
   churlishness, rudeness, arrogance, ungraciousness, incivility

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1. courtesynoun

   a courteous or respectful or considerate act

   Synonyms:
   good manners

   Antonyms:
   rudeness, discourtesy

2. courtesynoun

   a courteous or respectful or considerate remark

   Synonyms:
   good manners

   Antonyms:
   discourtesy, rudeness

3. courtesy, good mannersnoun

   a courteous manner

   Synonyms:
   good manners

   Antonyms:
   rudeness, discourtesy

Matched Categories

1. • Politeness
   • Remark

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1. courtesynoun

   Synonyms:
   politeness, courteousness, civility, urbanity, complaisance, affability, good-breeding, elegance of manners

2. courtesyverb

   Synonyms:
   make a courtesy

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1. courtesynoun

   Synonyms:
   politeness, urbanity, civility, complaisance, favor, indulgence, curtsy

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1. List of paraphrases for "courtesy":

   vanity, comity, politeness, courteousness, civility, courteous, kindness, graciously, decency, graceful

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. courtesy

   Synonyms:
   Professional courtesy, see there
   

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How to use courtesy in a sentence?

1. Bryant McGill:

   Courtesy is a silver lining around the dark clouds of civilization; it is the best part of refinement and in many ways, an art of heroic beauty in the vast gallery of man’s cruelty and baseness.

2. Jonathan Arthur:

   You do everything right, you slow down, you submit to the authority of law enforcement, you do the right thing, you wait until a well-lit place to pull over you're on a dark road -- you don't want anybody to get hurt -- and then the officers turn around and repay your courtesy with this.

3. Henry Clay:

   All legislation, all government, all society is founded upon the principle of mutual concession, politeness, comity, courtesy; upon these everything is based...Let him who elevates himself above humanity, above its weaknesses, its infirmities, its wants, its necessities, say, if he pleases, I will never compromise; but let no one who is not above the frailties of our common nature disdain compromises.

4. Evelyn Waugh:

   His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.

5. Linda Fein:

   At that price point, I figured there might be some courtesy to the buyer, i just can’t make Thanksgiving dinner on counters where a porn star has been lounging around.