John practised for some time as a barrister, but had finally settled down to the more congenial life of a country squire.
Source: tatoeba (8824599)
Congenial
//kənˈd͡ʒiːniəl//
Synonyms for "congenial" (177 found)
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Closest matches (36)
Strong matches (53)
commensuratecommunicativecompanionablecompanionatecomparablecomparativecomplaisantconcordantconcurringconformablecongenericcongenerouscongruentcongruousconnateconnaturalconnectedconnectiveconsentaneousconsentient
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consistentconsonantconspecificcooperatingcooperativecordialcorrelativecorrespondentcorrespondingcourteousdelightfuldesirabledulcetempatheticempathicen rapportenateenjoyableentertainingequivalentfairfair and pleasantfavorablefelicificfelicitousfinefit for societyfond of societyfraternalfrictionlessfriendlikefriendlygenial
Related words (88)
goodgoodlygraciousgratefulgratifyinggregariousharmoniousheart warmingheart-warminghomelyhoneyedhospitablein accordin agreementin concertin harmonyin rapportin syncin synchronizationin tune
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inaccordanceinharmonykindlikablelike mindedlike-mindedlikeablelinkingmellifluousmellowneighborlikeneighborlyniceof a pieceof like mindof one mindon all foursoutgoingpeaceablepeacefulpertainingpertinentpleasantpleasingpleasurablepleasure-givingpleasurefulpositiveproportionableproportionalproportionatereconcilablereferablereferringrelatingrelationalrelativeresponsibilitiesrewardingsatisfyingseemlyself-consistentsimpaticosisterlysocialsocial-mindedsweetsymbioticsympatheticsympathiquesynchronizedsynchronoustogetherunanimousunderstandingunhostileuniformunisonantunisonousunitedurbanewelcomewell-affectedwell-disposedwell-intentionedwell-meaningwell-meant
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Antonyms
2 entriesderived
5 entriesderived from
1 entriesrelated to
12 entriessimilar
6 entriesTranslations
68 translations across 18 languages.
Bulgarian
4 entries- благоприя́тен adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- бли́зък adj (have the same nature)
- подходя́щ adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- прия́тен adj (friendly)
Catalan
2 entries- congenial adj (have the same nature)
- semblant adj (have the same nature)
Czech
1 entries- přátelský adj (friendly)
Dutch
4 entries- aanverwant adj (have the same nature)
- gelijkgezind adj (have the same nature)
- geschikt adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- passend adj (suitable to one’s needs)
Finnish
4 entries- miellyttävä adj (friendly)
- mieluinen adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- mukava adj (friendly)
- samanhenkinen adj (have the same nature)
French
3 entries- agréable adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- semblable adj (have the same nature)
- sympathique adj (friendly)
German
4 entries- angebracht adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- angenehm adj (friendly)
- freundlich adj (friendly)
- geistesverwandt adj (have the same nature)
Irish
2 entries- oiriúnach adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- taitneamhach adj (friendly)
Italian
2 entries- simpatico adj (friendly)
- socievole adj (friendly)
Manx
1 entries- cocheintagh adj (have the same nature)
Occitan
4 entries- agradable adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- amistós adj (friendly)
- compatible adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- convenable adj (suitable to one’s needs)
Polish
1 entries- arcymiły adj (friendly)
Portuguese
4 entries- amigável adj (friendly)
- compatível adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- parecido adj (have the same nature)
- simpático adj (friendly)
Russian
4 entries- благоприя́тный adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- бли́зкий adj (have the same nature)
- дружелю́бный adj (friendly)
- общи́тельный adj (friendly)
Sinhalese
1 entries- සුහද adj (friendly)
Spanish
1 entries- congenial adj (have the same nature)
Swedish
4 entries- besläktad adj (have the same nature)
- kongenial adj (have the same nature)
- lämplig adj (suitable to one’s needs)
- sympatisk adj (friendly)
Vietnamese
1 entries- dễ gần adj (friendly)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
All of our neighbors are congenial individuals and always up for a social gathering.
Source: tatoeba (8969119)
He cannot go far wrong while he brings together the books that he finds most congenial to his own taste and most useful to his own studies.
Source: tatoeba (9955544)
We have also told the state government to restore peace and public order in order to create conditions congenial to a dialogue process.
Source: tatoeba (11451235)
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