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

All pools have hospitable staff members who surprise guests with thoughtful amenities like frosé, popsicles or sunglasses cleaner. —Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025

The staff is highly hospitable on and off the greens. —Katie Sweeney, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025

And rats, definitely a group that shouldn’t find our neighborhoods hospitable. —Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 22 July 2025

Why: The project aims to slow down vehicles that speed through east side neighborhoods, taking advantage of the wide roads, and make each street more hospitable to local shops. —Jordan Smith, IndyStar, 7 May 2025