Courteous and Uncivil

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

Usage example: their customer service department always gives courteous responses, even to rude people

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Uncivil is an antonym for courteous in topics: polite, gentle.

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

Usage example: such uncivil behavior will not be tolerated

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Courteous is an antonym for uncivil.

Nearby Words: uncivilised, uncivilly

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