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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, tightWords 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, warmNear Antonyms of friendly aloof, antisocial, cold, cool, detached, distant, frosty, remote, reserved, standoffish, unfriendly, unsociable, withdrawnAntonyms of friendly distant

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, positiveWords 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, recommendatoryNear Antonyms of friendly captious, carping, caviling (or cavilling), censuring, critical, faultfinding, hypercritical, overcritical; belittling, contemptuous, disdainful, disparaging, scornful, slightingAntonyms 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 accommodative, accommodating, indulgent, obligingWords 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, benignant, favorable, beneficial, good, helpful, kindly, profitable, salutaryWords Related to friendly gratifying, rewarding, satisfying; auspicious, promising, propitious; advisable, desirable, healthful, healthy, salubrious, salutiferous, wholesome; gainful, lucrative, remunerative; ameliorative, amelioratory, bettering, constructive, supportiveNear Antonyms of friendly damaging, deleterious, harmful, injurious, insalubriousAntonyms of friendly bad, disadvantageous, unfavorable, unfriendly, unhelpful, unprofitable