You should have talked more politely.
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Politely
/pəˈlaɪtli/
Synonyms for "politely" (52 found)
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Closest matches (11)
Adverb(4 words)
Determiner(1 words)
a more civilized world
Noun(5 words)
act civillyacted civillyacts civillybehave civillycivilly ordered
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (15)
Noun(1 words)
conduct oneself civilly
Adverb(11 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Preposition(1 words)
in a civilized manner
Related words (26)
Adverb(9 words)
kindlymore civil progressmore civil progressesmost civil orderlinessrespectfullysmilinglysolicitouslytactfullywell-manneredly
Noun(14 words)
learn to behave civillylisten meeklymore civil discoursemore civilizedmore civillymore humanelymost civilmost civil progressmost civillyrespond civillyspeak civillyspeak kindlytactfully handletreat others civilly
Determiner(1 words)
most civil progress index
Related word relations
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More general
1 entriesadverb of manner
More specific
7 entriesCollocations
6 entriespolite greetingpolite languagepolite mannerspolite requestpolite responsepolite tone
Inflections
2 entriesmore politelymost politely
Derivations
2 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
12 total sentences available.
When Chris suggested going out, she managed to politely say no.
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These bank employees seem so politely insolent lately. I wonder what's behind it.
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Of the three boys, Bill behaves most politely.
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