Synonyms for convivial
kənˈvɪv i əlcon·vivial

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1. convivial

   Synonyms:
   hospitable, social, festive, gay, festal, jovial, jolly

   Antonyms:
   inhospitable, unsociable, unneighborly, churlish, abstemious, austere, ascetic

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1. convivial, good-timeadjective

   occupied with or fond of the pleasures of good company

   "a convivial atmosphere at the reunion"; "a woman of convivial nature"; "he was a real good-time Charlie"

   Synonyms:
   good-time

   Antonyms:
   unsociable

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1. convivialadjective

   Synonyms:
   festal, festive, social, jovial, jolly, gay

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1. convivialadjective

   Synonyms:
   festive, festal, social, jolly, gay

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1. List of paraphrases for "convivial":

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How to use convivial in a sentence?

1. Gage Averill:

   It was constrained businessmen who were yearning for something lighthearted and convivial, they would sing these songs associated with their childhood. There was a widespread sense, you could find this now as well, that the nation was in decline, that life was not as simple as it had been in the 1890s, 1910s.