Antonyms for back-slapping
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : bak-slap-ing |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈbækˌslæp ɪŋ |
Definition of back-slapping
- As in convivial : adj fun-loving
- As in hearty : adj energetic, enthusiastic
- Isn't the thing he lacks the back-slapping jocosity that passes for humor here?
- Extract from : « Main Street » by Sinclair Lewis
- Only the Governor's back-slapping mediation had allowed them to reach a politically stable relationship.
- Extract from : « A Mixture of Genius » by Arnold Castle
- Such hand-shaking and back-slapping and outcries of honest pleasure as greeted him!
- Extract from : « Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North » by Fullerton Waldo
- Here happened that accident of the back-slapping so frequently alluded to by her ladyship.
- Extract from : « All Sorts and Conditions of Men » by Walter Besant
- Loud, back-slapping men, gabbling endlessly about baseball players.
- Extract from : « A Book of Burlesques » by H. L. Mencken
Synonyms for back-slapping
- affable
- animated
- ardent
- avid
- back-slapping
- cheerful
- cheery
- clubby
- companionable
- conversible
- cordial
- deep
- deep-felt
- deepest
- devout
- eager
- earnest
- ebullient
- effusive
- entertaining
- exuberant
- festal
- festive
- frank
- friendly
- gay
- generous
- genial
- genuine
- glad
- glad-handering
- gushing
- happy
- heartfelt
- hearty
- hilarious
- holiday
- honest
- impassioned
- intense
- jocund
- jolly
- jovial
- lively
- merry
- mirthful
- neighborly
- passionate
- pleasant
- profuse
- real
- responsive
- sincere
- sociable
- true
- unfeigned
- unreserved
- unrestrained
- vivacious
- warm
- warmhearted
- wholehearted
- zealous
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