Civilly

/ˈsɪv.əl.i/

Synonyms for "civilly" (26 found)

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Closest matches (6)

Noun(1 words)
civilly ordered

Strong matches (7)

Adverb(2 words)
Preposition(1 words)
in a civilized manner
Adjective(1 words)
less animal

Related words (13)

Noun(6 words)
more civilmore civil-progressivemore civilizablemore civilizedmost civilmost civil progress
Adverb(6 words)
more civil progressmost cultured peoplepeaceablypolitelyrespectfullytactfully
Determiner(1 words)
most civil progress index

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More general

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part of speechword class

More specific

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Collocations

6 entries
act civillybehave civillyconduct oneself civillyrespond civillyspeak civillytreat others civilly

Inflections

2 entries
more civillymost civilly

Derivations

2 entries

Antonyms

1 entries

Sample sentences

7 total sentences available.

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I understand you're upset, but you need to calm down so we can discuss this civilly.

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They fail to discuss civilly what to do.

Source: tatoeba (10616930)

‘I beg your pardon, Dr. Lanyon,’ he replied civilly enough. ‘What you say is very well founded; and my impatience has shown its heels to my politeness.[…]’

Source: wiktionary

Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law.

Source: wiktionary

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