Gracious and Warlike

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Gracious adjective - Showing a natural kindness and courtesy especially in social situations.

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Warlike is an antonym for gracious.

Nearby Words: grace, graceful, graciously, gracefully, Gracie

Warlike adjective - Feeling or displaying eagerness to fight.

Usage example: a seafarer's legend that the remote island was inhabited by a warlike and uncivilized tribe

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Gracious is an antonym for warlike.

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Warlike and Gracious. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gracious/warlike

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