Genteel and Unmannerly

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

Usage example: his genteel gesture of holding the door for the ladies

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Unmannerly is an antonym for genteel in refined topic.

Nearby Word: genteelly

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

Usage example: in an unmannerly disregard for anyone else's comfort, she turned up the heat without saying a word

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Genteel is an antonym for unmannerly.

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Unmannerly and Genteel. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/genteel/unmannerly

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