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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How to use civility in a sentence?

1. Tom Wolf:

   Charlie Dent is a voice of reason and civility that breaks through the chaos and partisanship of Washington and he will be missed, i thank Representative Dent for his service to our country and commonwealth.

2. Bobby Dyer:

   There's a lack of civility, there's a lack of mutual respect. There's a lack of willingness to understand each other.

3. Fred Upton:

   If we're going to bring civility back to the center of our politics, we must speak out against ... inflammatory rhetoric from anyone in any party anytime it happens.

4. Kay Granger:

   Speaker Pelosi's actions last night were appalling and shameful. Regardless of Speaker Pelosi personal feelings, Speaker Pelosi had a responsibility to conduct Speaker Pelosi with civility as the presiding officer representing the House of Representatives. Speaker Pelosi is not the Speaker of the Democrats, but of the People's House.

5. Eric Trump:

   The reality is you have people in this country that need help, you also have health care costs in this country which have gone up because ObamaCare is absolutely a disaster. SPIT ATTACK ON ERIC TRUMP REPUGNANT, CHICAGOS DEM MAYOR SAYS IN CALL FOR CIVILITY.