Synonyms of neighborliness

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noun

as in friendship

kindly concern, interest, or support

showing uncommon neighborliness, one of my new coworkers took me out to lunch on my first day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendship
• generosity
• friendliness
• cordiality
• goodwill
• good-fellowship
• brotherhood
• amity
• benevolence
• kindness
• kindliness
• community
• fellowship
• gemütlichkeit
• harmony
• charity
• camaraderie
• collegiality
• comradeship
• civility
• bonhomie
• companionship
• tolerance
• cordialness
• comity
• empathy
• rapport
• rapprochement
• sympathy
• concord
• altruism
• communion
• affinity
• selflessness
• unselfishness
• company
• philanthropy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• malevolence
• intolerance
• hostility
• hatred
• venom
• ill will
• malice
• antagonism
• enmity
• animosity
• hate
• antipathy
• disfavor
• rancor
• incivility
• belligerency
• quarrelsomeness
• querulousness

neighborly

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adjective

ˈnā-bər-lē 

as in warm

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

they were neighborly folks, always ready to lend a helping hand whenever necessary

Synonyms & Similar Words

• warm
• friendly
• gracious
• collegial
• cordial
• companionable
• comradely
• chummy
• amicable
• merry
• sweet
• nice
• affectionate
• genial
• warmhearted
• loving
• hearty
• fraternal
• social
• hail-fellow-well-met
• buddy-buddy
• hospitable
• good-natured
• convivial
• palsy
• matey
• palsy-walsy
• familiar
• jolly
• bonhomous
• folksy
• jovial
• hail-fellow
• brotherly
• agreeable
• affable
• close
• gregarious
• approachable
• sociable
• sisterly
• outgoing
• clubby
• intimate
• good-tempered
• devoted
• extraverted
• extroverted
• adoring
• fond
• tenderhearted
• tender
• lovesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hostile
• antagonistic
• unfriendly
• cold
• icy
• cool
• frosty
• frigid
• chilly
• glacial
• alienated
• wintry
• aggressive
• belligerent
• unsocial
• combative
• contentious
• quarrelsome
• pugnacious
• estranged
• bellicose
• inimical
• argumentative
• truculent
• scrappy
• inhospitable
• unsociable
• cold-blooded
• wintery
• disputatious

Synonym Chooser

How does the adjective neighborly contrast with its synonyms?

The words amicable and friendly are common synonyms of neighborly. While all three words mean "exhibiting goodwill and an absence of antagonism," neighborly implies a disposition to live on good terms with others and to be helpful on principle.

neighborly concern

When is amicable a more appropriate choice than neighborly?

The words amicable and neighborly are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, amicable implies a state of peace and a desire on the part of the parties not to quarrel.

maintained amicable relations

In what contexts can friendly take the place of neighborly?

The words friendly and neighborly can be used in similar contexts, but friendly stresses cordiality and often warmth or intimacy of personal relations.

sought friendly advice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of neighborliness

Adjective

Call it the Brentwood paradox: elite but neighborly, plush yet practical. —Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025

His neighborly attitude comes through every sentence. —Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2025

The list of grievances paints a vivid picture of the many ways neighborly relations can sour. Visitors at all hours: One respondent shared how their neighbor's constant visitors even began knocking on their door. —David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Apr. 2025

And for a moment, this neighborly interaction, like dozens before it in simpler times, lightens the mental load. —Melanie Stetson Freeman, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Mar. 2025