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Synonyms 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.
Synonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcomeAntonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
congenial
Synonyms:
natural, concordant, consonant, grateful, sympathetic, kindred, ant: unnatural, abhorrent, dissonant, disagreeable, ungrate ful, antagonistic, alien, dissimilar, uncongenialAntonyms:
unnatural, abhorrent, dissonant, disagreeable, ungrate ful, antagonistic, alien, dissimilar, uncongenial
Princeton's WordNet
congenialadjective
suitable to your needs
"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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List of paraphrases for "congenial":
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#685 | welcome | |
#759 | natural | |
#4670 | acceptable | |
#5538 | pleasant | |
#5966 | alien | |
#7625 | delicious | |
#9031 | grateful | |
#11543 | satisfying | |
#12582 | delightful | |
#13559 | refreshing | |
#16921 | sympathetic | |
#16939 | pleasing | |
#21112 | kindred | |
#29420 | agreeable | |
#31143 | pleasurable | |
#35424 | consonant | |
#39017 | dissimilar | |
#40362 | gratifying | |
#49221 | antagonistic | |
#55808 | disagreeable | |
#58985 | congenial | |
#74271 | abhorrent | |
#87624 | dissonant | |
#99245 | concordant | |
#273499 | uncongenial |
How to use congenial in a sentence?
I think the American people expect some sharp elbows in a campaign, i think what really discourages them, post-campaign, is the inability to govern in a way that is congenial.
Truth must necessarily be stranger than fiction, for fiction is the creation of the human mind and therefore congenial to it.
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.
But even if you listen to the very good conversation that I had, a very, very good, no-pressure, congenial conversation with the new President of Ukraine, he had some things that were not flattering to say about Marie Yovanovitch from her job. And that came out of the -- out of the blue, so, you know, it would be nice to have somebody that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky liked, because Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's going -- the person will have to deal with the President of Ukraine.
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.
Translations for congenial
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- متجانس روحا وطبعاArabic
- благоприя́тен, прия́тен, подходя́щ, бли́зък, схо́денBulgarian
- přátelskýCzech
- harmonisierend, freundlich, angebracht, gleichgesinnt, geistesverwandt, kongenial, gesellig, wesensgleich, sympathisch, wesensverwandt, passendGerman
- agradableSpanish
- samanhenkinen, mukava, sopiva, mieluinen, miellyttäväFinnish
- agréable, sympathiqueFrench
- cocheintaghManx
- 味方のJapanese
- 맞는Korean
- aanverwant, vriendelijk, gelijkgezind, geschikt, passendDutch
- amigável, útil, parecidoPortuguese
- общи́тельный, бли́зкий, схо́дный, ро́дственный, благоприя́тный, прия́тный, подходя́щий, дружелю́бныйRussian
- ägnad, kongenial, lämplig, sympatisk, besläktadSwedish
- پیدائشیUrdu
- 相投Chinese
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