Definitions

friendly

[frend-lee] / ˈfrɛnd li /

ADJECTIVE

intimate, companionable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

affable affectionate amiable amicable attentive beneficial chummy cordial familiar favorable good helpful loving loyal neighborly peaceful receptive sympathetic welcoming

STRONG

close faithful kind sociable tender thick

WEAK

attached auspicious benevolent benign buddy-buddy civil clubby comradely conciliatory confiding convivial fond genial kindly on good terms outgoing peaceable propitious solicitous well-disposed

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aloof bad cold cool disadvantageous disagreeable disliking distant harmful hostile hurtful hurting ignorant injurious mean reserved surly unfriendly unhelpful unpleasant unsociable

STRONG

inaccurate loose unkind

WEAK

antagonistic incompatible uncompanionable unreceptive

Example Sentences

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I smiled back, thinking what a nice friendly woman she was, and then she bumped right into me!

From Literature

The regime that eventually emerged was not friendly to American interests.

From Salon

The friendly fire incident underscores the challenges of fighting a complex air war with a regional patchwork of air defenses, said former military officials.

From The Wall Street Journal

McLoughlin, who makes jewellery in an off-grid, solar-powered studio, said her main reason for going through the B Corp process was to prove she runs an environmentally friendly and ethical business.

From BBC

Separately in Kuwait, the US confirmed three fighter jets were downed after what it described as an incident of "friendly fire" on Monday.

From BBC

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