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

When thinking about quintessential Southern attributes, qualities like hospitable, benevolent, and polite come to mind. —Jennifer Prince, Southern Living, 2 Mar. 2025

Elsewhere, Sian Clifford playfully portrays a witty and hospitable local grocery shop owner who might become Charles’ romantic interest, while also offering some help to the out-of-towners. —Tomris Laffly, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025

Trump would arrive in a city far more hospitable than the Washington of 2017. —Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025

By Ons Jabeur The WTA Tour has become a more hospitable place for players returning after having children in the last few years. —Charlie Eccleshare, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025