Agreeable
What it means
Pleasant to experience or easy to get along with.
Reach for it when offering mild, calm praise for a person, atmosphere, or arrangement
His agreeable manner kept the long planning session relaxed.
Words to choose between 8
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everyday
Fits when the activity or time spent gives pleasure
Careful People are usually pleasant or agreeable, not enjoyable in careful prose.
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everyday
Fits when simple enjoyment without strong excitement is intended
Careful It may describe the experience but say little about cooperation.
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warm
Fits when willing adjustments for others earn the praise
Careful A person can be agreeable without changing any plan.
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warm
Fits when a person's friendly, good-natured manner is central
Careful An arrangement can be agreeable, but it cannot be amiable.
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professional
Fits when a proposal meets the required standard or terms
Careful Acceptable can mean only good enough, much weaker than pleasant.
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professional
Fits when willing participation makes joint work easier
Careful Someone may cooperate effectively without being pleasant company.
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formal
Fits when temperament, company, or surroundings feel naturally compatible
Careful The word is too polished for a quick casual compliment.
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literary
Fits when parts or people fit together without friction
Careful One agreeable individual does not necessarily create full harmony.
Opposites 3
- disagreeable
- unpleasant
- hostile
Common phrases 3
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agreeable manner
Her agreeable manner made correction feel like collaboration.
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agreeable company
Quiet conversation and easy laughter made them agreeable company.
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mutually agreeable
Both neighbors found a mutually agreeable time for the repair.
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