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chiefly British
Synonyms & Antonyms of matey
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
- the pub keeper adopted a matey tone with me, as if he were my dearest chum
Synonyms for matey
- amicable,
- bonhomous,
- buddy-buddy,
- chummy,
- collegial,
- companionable,
- comradely,
- cordial,
- friendly,
- genial,
- hail-fellow,
- hail-fellow-well-met,
- hearty,
- neighborly,
- palsy,
- palsy-walsy
- [slang],
- warm,
- warmhearted
Words Related to matey
- extroverted
- (also extraverted),
- outgoing
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“Matey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matey. Accessed 7 Aug. 2022.
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The first known use of matey was in 1915
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