Synonyms of hospitable

hospitable

adjective

hä-ˈspi-tə-bəl 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gracious
• friendly
• polite
• thoughtful
• cordial
• affable
• kindly
• sociable
• genial
• outgoing
• amiable
• kind
• congenial
• courteous
• neighborly
• benign
• convivial
• considerate
• accommodating
• agreeable
• obliging
• cosmopolitan
• attentive
• sophisticated
• benignant
• urbane
• approachable

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• inhospitable
• ungracious
• unsociable
• ungenial
• boorish
• churlish
• abrupt
• brusque
• gruff
• blunt
• sharp
• unfriendly
• curt
• disagreeable
• rude
• unkind
• antisocial
• surly
• sullen
• discourteous
• impolite
• snippy
• uncivil
• unmannerly
• cross
• crusty
• grumpy
• crabby
• crabbed
• brusk
• ill-mannered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hospitable

In an even less hospitable part of Utah Territory, an injured horse prompts Isaac to stop for the night, the rest of which is spent getting to know his companions a bit better. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 10 Jan. 2025

The weather was relatively hospitable for late December on the future site of the Mall of America. —Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 9 Jan. 2025

The aim is to revitalize areas that have traditionally been seen as less hospitable for wildlife and pollinator insects, transforming them into thriving ecosystems. —Daniela De Lorenzo, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024

With water, an energy source in the form of heat, and potentially organic compounds, scientists say Europa could be hospitable for alien life. —Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2024