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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Hania was very friendly, bubbly, and very social, Khan said.

From BBC • Jun. 15, 2026

Fox said it’s committed to Roku’s continuing to operate as an “open, partner friendly platform,” which also includes the “ubiquitous distribution of Fox content.”

From MarketWatch • Jun. 15, 2026

In a statement issued shortly after Zelensky announced his call with Trump, the Kremlin said Putin and his US counterpart had held a "friendly and frank" phone call.

From Barron's • Jun. 14, 2026

Better that everyone thought coach Mike Brown was a respectable, friendly boss and not a shrewd tactician who lengthened New York’s bench to give his starters a breath.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026

And although Duane and Handsome met Major Puff back in the autumn, it was a brief meeting and, as you may recall, not altogether friendly.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

friendly

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