chiefly British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for matey
Adjective
  • The room, once decorated in severe tones of black and gray, has received a warm makeover, with bright paint and tropical mosaics.
    Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 4 May 2025
  • The Clara IEMs have a warm bass, a forward midrange and a silky treble that’s just sharp enough to bring the soundstage into perfect focus without making the listener’s brain work overtime top descramble distortion.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025
Adjective
  • During public remarks in 2022, Justice Elena Kagan – one of the court’s three liberal justices − spoke out against sweeping injunctions and the ability of challengers to find one friendly judge to issue such an order.
    Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 12 May 2025
  • Hussain has a friendly, reassuring presence, making the already-simple recipes even less intimidating.
    Katie Rife, EW.com, 11 May 2025
Adjective
  • This merry, bloody, muddy trashing of Arthurian legend returns to theaters May 4 and 7 in a Fathom Entertainment engagement.
    Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Five picks later, and Terrance Ferguson might’ve stuck back in Denver, and had a merry reunion with Bo Nix as the Broncos’ matchup-nightmare tight end of the future.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 25 Apr. 2025
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“Matey.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matey. Accessed 15 May. 2025.

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