HOSPITABLE Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

hospitable

adjective

hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl

Definition of hospitable

as in gracious

showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations the family is unfailingly hospitable whenever guests show up unexpectedly at their summer cottage

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Recent Examples of hospitable What were previously wetlands for parts of the year have been overtaken by vegetation, making the area less hospitable for birds and other creatures. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026 Li said that Yunnan would have offered our archaic human relatives a hospitable climate, rich in plant and animal life. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 9 Sep. 2026 Several artists and festival organizers noted that this weekend’s temperatures, hovering around the mid-80s, are much more hospitable than the near-triple digits that have been observed some years. — Sacbee.com, 6 Sep. 2026 All this to say that London famously remains at once hospitable to the outsider and adept at keeping him or her on the surface. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 6 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hospitable

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gracious

Adjective

No Camas coach would talk (although one, along with a school administrator, was gracious to me), and the boy's mother wouldn't acknowledge my presence Saturday.

— Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Overcast Milan was looking even grayer than I’d have liked, but I was heartened by a gracious welcome at the Park Hyatt, tucked away on a side street of the Piazza del Duomo.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Oct. 2026

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