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amicable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of amicable

1 having or marked by agreement in feeling or action

  • the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable
Synonyms of amicable

agreeable, compatible, congenial, frictionless, harmonious, kindred, unanimous, united
Words Related to amicable

pacific, peaceable, peaceful

collaborating, cooperative, symbiotic, synergetic, synergic

noncompetitive, nonconflicting, uncompetitive

sympathetic, tolerant, understanding

affable, amiable, cordial, friendly, genial, neighborly
Near Antonyms of amicable

antagonistic, antipathetic, clashing, conflicting, hostile, inimical, unfriendly

belligerent, contentious, quarrelsome

contradicting, contradictory, contrary, opposing, opposite

competing, competitive, rivaling (or rivalling)
Antonyms of amicable

disagreeable, discordant, disharmonious, disunited, incompatible, inharmonious, uncongenial

2 having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

  • finds his coworkers at his new job just as amicable as he ever could have hoped
Synonyms of amicable

bonhomous, buddy-buddy, chummy, collegial, companionable, comradely, cordial, friendly, genial, hail-fellow, hail-fellow-well-met, hearty, matey [chiefly British], neighborly, palsy, palsy-walsy [slang], warm, warmhearted
Words Related to amicable

affable, agreeable, approachable, good-natured, good-tempered, gracious, nice, sweet

clubby, convivial, folksy, gregarious, hospitable, sociable, social

jolly, jovial, merry

extroverted (also extraverted), outgoing

brotherly, fraternal, sisterly

close, familiar, intimate

adoring, affectionate, devoted, fond, lovesome, loving, tender, tenderhearted
Near Antonyms of amicable

alienated, estranged

chilly, cold, cold-blooded, cool, frigid, frosty, glacial, icy, wintry (also wintery)

unsociable, unsocial

aggressive, argumentative, bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, disputatious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, scrappy, truculent

inhospitable, inimical
Antonyms of amicable

antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

Synonym Discussion of amicable

amicable, neighborly, friendly mean exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism. amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel.
    • maintained amicable relations
neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle.
    • neighborly concern
friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations.
    • sought friendly advice

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