Synonyms for Gracious
ˈgreɪ ʃəsgra·cious

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1. gracious

   Human denotes what pertains to mankind, with no suggestion as to its being good or evil; as, the human race; human qualities; we speak of human achievements, virtues, or excellences, human follies, vices, or crimes. Humane denotes what may rightly be expected of mankind at its best in the treatment of sentient beings; a humane enterprise or endeavor is one that is intended to prevent or relieve suffering. The humane man will not needlessly inflict pain upon the meanest thing that lives; a merciful man is disposed to withhold or mitigate the suffering even of the guilty. The compassionate man sympathizes with and desires to relieve actual suffering, while one who is humane would forestall and prevent the suffering which he sees to be possible. Compare MERCY; PITIFUL; PITY.

   See synonyms for BARBAROUS.

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, charitable, clement, compassionate, forgiving, gentle, human, humane, kind, kind-hearted, merciful, pitying, sympathetic, tender, tender-hearted

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1. gracious

   Synonyms:
   affable, courteous, benignant, kind, civil, condescending, merciful, friendly, tender, gentle, beneficent

   Antonyms:
   haughty, discourteous, illdisposed, ungracious, churlish

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1. graciousadjective

   characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit

   "gracious even to unexpected visitors"; "gracious living"; "he bears insult with gracious good humor"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   graceless, unkind, ungracious, unpleasing, churlish, impolite, unpropitious

2. benignant, graciousadjective

   characterized by kindness and warm courtesy especially of a king to his subjects

   "our benignant king"

   Synonyms:
   gracious, courteous, benign, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   impolite, graceless, churlish, unpropitious, unpleasing, unkind, ungracious

3. courteous, gracious, niceadjective

   exhibiting courtesy and politeness

   "a nice gesture"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, overnice, squeamish, gracious, dainty, benignant, nice, prissy, skillful, decent

   Antonyms:
   graceless, unpropitious, impolite, unpleasing, churlish, unkind, ungracious

4. graciousadjective

   disposed to bestow favors

   "thanks to the gracious gods"

   Synonyms:
   courteous, nice, benignant

   Antonyms:
   unpleasing, impolite, unkind, unpropitious, churlish, graceless, ungracious

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1. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   benevolent, benignant, favorable, kind, friendly, merciful, condescending, compassionate, tender, lenient, mild, gentle

2. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   affable, familiar, courteous, civil, polite, easy

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1. graciousadjective

   Synonyms:
   merciful, lenient, beneficent, compassionate, benign, tender, graceful, elegant, courteous, debonair, complaisant, urbane, affable

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1. List of paraphrases for "gracious":

   graceful, divine, rahman, courteous, merciful, al-rahman, clemente, benevolent, non-contentious, cordial

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1. Bill Cassara:

   When you got to know Terry, you could tell he had an interest in helping others and appreciated law enforcement, as for Doris, she was warm, gracious and just incredibly charming. I think they found peace here. The Carmel community was small enough that they could come and go as they pleased without being noticed.

2. Deborah Moore:

   Dad taught me to always be appreciative of what you have, in fact, he would never say no to anyone who asked for an autograph. Even if it was at the most inconvenient moment, he ’d be so gracious and say yes. I remember he once said, ‘ These are the people who put me here ’ and that’s why he did it. He also taught me that it’s so easy to be kind and so hard to be unkind, because he always had so much love and respect for other people. He was such a good man.

3. Kelsey Crowe:

   Thanks to Carla's gracious understanding and forgiveness, our friendship remains incredibly close, and I went on to learn a bunch of better ways to support a friend.

4. Central Command Twitter feed:

   In the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful, the CyberCaliphate continues its CyberJihad.

5. Tom Marshburn:

   They've been very kind and gracious with us as well.