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Synonyms for suave

Adjective

1. debonair, debonaire, debonnaire, suave, refined (vs. unrefined)
usage: having a sophisticated charm; "a debonair gentleman"
2. politic, smooth, suave, diplomatic (vs. undiplomatic), diplomatical
usage: smoothly agreeable and courteous with a degree of sophistication; "he was too politic to quarrel with so important a personage"; "the hostess averted a confrontation between two guests with a diplomatic change of subject"; "the manager pacified the customer with a smooth apology for the error"; "affable, suave, moderate men...smugly convinced of their respectability" - Ezra Pound
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