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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“We just push each other in a very friendly way and we just want the best for our team.”

From Los Angeles Times

“She was friendly with him in that context. She had no knowledge of any ongoing criminal conduct on his part.”

From The Wall Street Journal

That longstanding erasure has made Natchez a less commercially friendly prospect to younger generations of visitors.

From Los Angeles Times

“After all, everybody likes toast. How could a toaster sub not be friendly?”

From Literature

While an EV is environmentally friendly, she argues it’s sedentary.

From Los Angeles Times