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friendly

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of friendly

1 having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

all of the people in my new department seem friendly

as a friendly gesture, we presented our new neighbors with a plate of homemade cookies

Synonyms of friendly

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

Words Related to friendly

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 friendly

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 friendly

antagonistic, hostile, unfriendly

2 closely acquainted

we're friendly with our neighbors

Synonyms of friendly

bosom, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, especial, familiar, inseparable, intimate, inward, near, thick, tight

Words Related to friendly

clannish, close-knit, tight-knit

affable, boon, companionable, convivial, cordial, genial, gracious, hearty

gregarious, sociable, social

comfortable, cozy, easy, snug

amicable, neighborly

confidential, secretive

adoring, affectionate, dear, devoted, fond, loving, tender, tenderhearted, warm

Near Antonyms of friendly

aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawn

Antonyms of friendly

3 expressing approval

a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved

Synonyms of friendly

admiring, applauding, appreciative, approbatory, approving, commendatory, complimentary, favorable, good, positive

Words Related to friendly

accepting, warm

encomiastic, eulogistic, flattering, hagiographic (also hagiographical), laudative, laudatory, panegyrical, praiseful

respectful, supportive, sympathetic

adoring, adulatory, idolizing, worshipful, worshipping (also worshiping)

advisory, recommendatory

Near Antonyms of friendly

captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), censuring, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical

belittling, contemptuous, disdainful, disparaging, scornful, slighting

Antonyms of friendly

adverse, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, disapproving, inappreciative, negative, unappreciative, uncomplimentary, unfavorable, unflattering, unfriendly

4 willing to do a favor

a kid-friendly restaurant with high chairs and a special menu for small-fry appetites

Synonyms of friendly

accommodating, accommodative, indulgent, obliging

Words Related to friendly

helpful, solicitous

considerate, thoughtful

agreeable, amenable, complaisant, gracious

lenient, overindulgent, permissive

5 promoting or contributing to personal or social well-being

the state's attitude towards commercial development is widely regarded as friendly to the business community

Synonyms of friendly

advantageous, benefic, beneficent, beneficial, benignant, favorable, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutary

Words Related to friendly

gratifying, rewarding, satisfying

auspicious, promising, propitious

advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome

gainful, lucrative, remunerative

ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportive

Near Antonyms of friendly

damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubrious

Antonyms of friendly

bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable

Synonym Discussion of friendly

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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