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Antonyms for congenial
kənˈdʒin yəlcon·ge·nial
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
congenial
Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.
Antonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretchedSynonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcome
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
congenial
Antonyms:
unnatural, abhorrent, dissonant, disagreeable, ungrate ful, antagonistic, alien, dissimilar, uncongenialSynonyms:
natural, concordant, consonant, grateful, sympathetic, kindred, ant: unnatural, abhorrent, dissonant, disagreeable, ungrate ful, antagonistic, alien, dissimilar, uncongenial
Princeton's WordNet
congenialadjective
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"a congenial atmosphere to work in"; "two congenial spirits united...by mutual confidence and reciprocal virtues"- T.L.Peacock
Antonyms:
incompatible, disagreeable, uncongenial, unsympatheticcongenialadjective
(used of plants) capable of cross-fertilization or of being grafted
Antonyms:
uncongenial, disagreeable, incompatible, unsympathetic
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How to use congenial in a sentence?
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.
The free system of government we have established is so congenial with reason, with common sense, and with a universal feeling, that it must produce approbation and a desire of imitation, as avenues may be found for truth to the knowledge of nations.
Blessed is the man who has some congenial work, some occupation in which he can put his heart, and which affords a complete outlet to all the forces there are in him.
It was clearly not going to be a congenial trip, as many European institutions and diplomats are happily turning their back on the Donald Trump administration. It's no secret that Europe is very much looking forward to working with Joe Biden.
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#5966 | alien | |
#8709 | horrible | |
#9372 | painful | |
#15772 | disappointing | |
#17090 | incompatible | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#20906 | depressing | |
#25291 | melancholy | |
#27071 | unnatural | |
#30054 | hateful | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#39017 | dissimilar | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#49221 | antagonistic | |
#55808 | disagreeable | |
#58985 | congenial | |
#60125 | mournful | |
#74271 | abhorrent | |
#84577 | unsympathetic | |
#87624 | dissonant | |
#155391 | saddening | |
#273499 | uncongenial |
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