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

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  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

English Synonyms and Antonyms4.0 / 2 votes

  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.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms3.0 / 1 vote

  1. courtesy

    Synonyms:
    politeness, urbanity, civility, affability, graciousness

    Antonyms:
    churlishness, rudeness, arrogance, ungraciousness, incivility

Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. courtesynoun

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

  2. courtesyverb

    Synonyms:
    make a courtesy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. courtesynoun

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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD0.0 / 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.


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