Civil and Uncivil

Opposite meaning words

Civil adjective - Showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners.

Usage example: please try to be civil to your ex-husband at the upcoming family wedding

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Uncivil is an antonym for civil in topics: polite, obliging.

Uncivil adjective - Showing a lack of manners or consideration for others.

Usage example: such uncivil behavior will not be tolerated

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Civil is an antonym for uncivil.

Nearby Words: uncivilised, uncivilly

The Three Stooges disguised themselves as slaves using blackface in the Civil War-themed short "Uncivil Warbirds".

Source: Blackface

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