KNOCKDOWN-DRAGOUT Antonyms

• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

• of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

• of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

• (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

• applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

• of or in a condition of social order

• characteristic of or befitting a friend

• easy to understand or use

• of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

• troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces

• inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile

• soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe

• having or showing a kindly or tender nature

• quiet and soothing

• belonging to or characteristic of the nobility or aristocracy

• easily handled or managed

• having little impact

• marked by moderate steepness

• cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

• give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

• stroke soothingly

• musically pleasing

• exhibiting equivalence or correspondence among constituents of an entity or between different entities

• suitable and fitting

• existing together in harmony

• moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme

• humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness

• mild and pleasant

• abstaining (on principle) from the use of violence

• achieved without bloodshed

• not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war

• peacefully resistant in response to injustice

• without strain or anxiety

• under restraint

• cool and formal in manner

• marked by avoidance of extravagance or extremes

• not showy or obtrusive

• prudent