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Synonyms for politic in English

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politic:
- smooth; bland; suave; politic

English

Detailed Synonyms for politic in English

politic:

politic adj

politic

– smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication ¹
smooth; bland; suave; politic
– smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication ¹
- smooth adj
  - the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error¹
- bland adj
- suave adj
- politic adj
  - he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage¹
politic

– marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness ¹
politic
– marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness ¹
- politic adj
  - it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels¹
  - a politic decision¹
  - a politic manager¹
  - a politic old scoundrel¹
  - a shrewd and politic reply¹

Alternate Synonyms for "politic":

expedient; sagacious; diplomatic; diplomatical
smooth; suave; bland; diplomatic; diplomatical

Antonyms for "politic":

impolitic

Related Definitions for "politic":

smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication¹
- he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage¹
marked by artful prudence, expedience, and shrewdness¹
- it is neither polite nor politic to get into other people's quarrels¹
- a politic decision¹
- a politic manager¹
- a politic old scoundrel¹
- a shrewd and politic reply¹

Related Synonyms for politic

body politic

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