MATEY Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

matey

adjective

ˈmā-tē

Definition of matey

chiefly British

as in warm

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest the pub keeper adopted a matey tone with me, as if he were my dearest chum

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Recent Examples of matey The dynamic is matey and punchy, with lots of high jinks and backslapping. — Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 16 June 2026

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Expect a pan-European menu of pimientos de padron peppers, warm leek salad and a surprising tuna Milanese with fun twists like a wagyu sando.

— Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026
Forecasters are warning about dangerous conditions at Southern California beaches this week, with high surf, erosion and possible coastal flooding, as a pair of storms roil warm Pacific waters and send yet more southerly swells toward the shoreline.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of warm

Adjective

The friendly service, comfortable rooms and downtown location give it wide appeal.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
Love, at 85 years old, is the sole member of the original Beach Boys lineup who still tours under that name, performing all their classic, SPF-friendly hits with younger instrumentalists.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of friendly

Adjective

This is a place where adults make the pilgrimage to the legendary Pinto Ron and Pizza Pete tailgate spot in the Hammer Lot where Pinto Ron's team of merry pranksters pour shots of liquor into a bowling ball finger hole.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026
The hotel itself is staffed by a small but merry cadre of Lost Boys whose endearing mix of irreverence and can-doism gives the hotel its cool, devil-may-care personality.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of merry

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