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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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Scotland's friendlies against Japan and Ivory Coast were late opportunities Steve Clarke had to assess fringe members of his squad before naming his pool for this summer's World Cup.

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I go for him ahead of Manchester City's Phil Foden, whose season has lost momentum at club level and who struggled when he started in the friendly against Uruguay at Wembley.

From BBC

And they recorded their first victory over England with a 1-0 friendly win at Wembley at the end of March.

From BBC

"I think they know this is a pretty friendly spot," the musician said.

From BBC

Wales were losing at home to Northern Ireland in a friendly, and Bellamy was not happy with his team's first-half performance.

From BBC

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.