Speak courteously

Synonyms for "speak courteously" (23 found)

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Closest matches (5)

Noun(5 words)
be civilbe politecivil behaviorcivilityconsideration

Strong matches (7)

Noun(7 words)
converse politelycourteous actetiquette in dialoguefavorfollow polite speechgesturemaintain civility

Related words (11)

Noun(11 words)
polite deedpolite gesturepolite normspolitenesspractice civilityspeak politelyspeak professionallyspeak respectfullyspeak with courtesytalk politelyuse polite language

Related word relations

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5 relation types

More general

17 entries
act of kindnessacts of kindnessclassroom behavior guidelinecommunication rulescommunication styleconduct ruleetiquetteinstructional policymanner of speakingpolite behaviorpolite gesturesocial behaviorsocial conductsocial etiquettesocial gesturesocial norms

Showing 16 of 17 words.

More specific

22 entries
address others respectfullyaddress politelycivil discourseclassroom etiquetteclassroom expectationsconverse politelyfree resourcesgentle tonegreet politelygroup work ruleoffering helpopening dooropening door gesturepolite languagepolite remarkpositive talk

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Collocations

17 entries
address politelycalm speakingcivil discoursecommon courtesyconverse politelycourteous speechcourtesy in speechcourtesy toward othersdisplay courtesypolite languagepolite responserespectful toneshow courtesyspeak calmlyspeak politelyspeak respectfully

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Inflections

7 entries
courtesiesmore courteouslymost courteouslyspeaking courteouslyspeaks courteouslyspoke courteouslyspoken courteously

Derivations

6 entries