Synonyms for hospitable
ˈhɒs pɪ tə bəl, hɒˈspɪt ə bəlhos·pitable

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1. hospitable

   Synonyms:
   sociable, neighborly, charitable

   Antonyms:
   unsociable, exclusive, retired, unneighborly, churlish, recluse

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1. hospitableadjective

   favorable to life and growth

   "soil sufficiently hospitable for forest growth"; "a hospitable environment"

   Antonyms:
   stark, wild, water-washed, inhospitable, desolate, bleak, unreceptive, windswept, godforsaken, unfriendly, bare, uncongenial, barren, hostile, waste

2. hospitableadjective

   disposed to treat guests and strangers with cordiality and generosity

   "a good-natured and hospitable man"; "a hospitable act"; "hospitable invitations"

   Antonyms:
   waste, bleak, inhospitable, unfriendly, barren, stark, uncongenial, hostile, wild, windswept, desolate, godforsaken, bare, water-washed, unreceptive

3. hospitableadjective

   having an open mind

   "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"

   Antonyms:
   unreceptive, bleak, uncongenial, wild, desolate, barren, windswept, hostile, bare, unfriendly, inhospitable, godforsaken, waste, water-washed, stark

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1. hospitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   kind or attentive to strangers

2. hospitableadjective

   Synonyms:
   generous, liberal, bountiful

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1. List of paraphrases for "hospitable":

   welcoming

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How to use hospitable in a sentence?

1. Rick Bayless:

   We get a chance to welcome all of these people. These are the luminaries of the food world coming to Chicago to enjoy our hospitality and, boy, we are being very hospitable.

2. White House spokesman Josh Earnest:

   At some point here ... we're going to see the temperatures rise (and) that will make for a more hospitable environment for mosquitoes, we want to make sure that we have got a strategy to try to limit the spread of this disease when that happens.

3. Alfonso Briseño:

   We are prepared for any contingency, we are going to be the best venue, the most Mexican, the most hospitable, and the safest.

4. Nick Adams:

   I think it's really important that we recognize people that truly love and appreciate our country that are not Americans. People that genuinely come here and feel a great affection for the American people and the American way of life, and all of the things that make us so unique and so exceptional, americans are the most hospitable people and, as the ambassador for tourism, the tourism minister of the United States, the onus is on me to exemplify that very hospitality by extending an invitation for The German soccer fan to come and have an unforgettable once-in-a-lifetime experience to see up close and personal the inside of the White House.

5. Matthew Nelsen:

   When you see a lichen, you're basically looking at all fungal tissue, with some algal cells hidden away and protected inside, loosely speaking, it's like a greenhouse -- the fungus creates a more hospitable environment for the algae.