CHIVALRY Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

chivalry

noun

Definition of chivalry

as in gallantry

speech or behavior that is honorable and polite Gentlemen who were lucky enough to gain invites to the state dinner are expected to act with the finest chivalry. In an act of rare chivalry, the driver allowed several cars stopped at a "yield" sign to go ahead.

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Recent Examples of chivalry Kate Middleton returned to a familiar silhouette in custom Patrick McDowell for Monday’s Order of the Garter Service celebrating the most senior order of chivalry at Windsor Castle in England. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 15 June 2026 As in all tragedies of chivalry, the alliance will split. — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 10 Apr. 2026 Warren closed out his number by thanking his beautiful wife; chivalry prevails! — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 1 Mar. 2026 Loyal to the Emperor, scornful of the aristocracy, and sympathetic to the peasants’ desire for liberation, if not their bloodlust, he is torn between medieval chivalry and modern self-preservation. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for chivalry

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In World Cup lore, however, his gallantry is doomed to be overshadowed by that of his fellow-goalkeeper from Cabo Verde, Vozinha, who had already produced an uncanny impersonation of a brick wall on the fourth day of the tournament.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
In all of these cases, the effect is largely the same—forging intimacy through some level of generosity or gallantry, coupled with pure, physical proximity—and in 2026, all of them are still technically possible.

— Sara Delgado, Vogue, 9 July 2026

Definition of gallantry

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Even as the identity of the South evolves, and more young people lose certain traits that are identifiably southern, manners remain one of the region’s most distinctive and steadfast qualities.

— Annie Joy Williams, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Beneath Lamb’s unkempt appearance, crude manners, noxious flatulence, and stinging remarks lies one of the sharpest minds in MI5 and a man fiercely protective of his brood of misfits.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of manners

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The composure of Amélie, and the decidedly wild and clownish manner in which she’s painted, can’t be tamed into order, elegance, or beauty.

— Zachary Fine, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The sellers decided to put the marble over the top and update it with elegance, without taking away what was originally here.

— David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 29 Aug. 2026

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