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Definitions

friendly

[frend-lee] / ˈfrɛnd li /
ADJECTIVE
intimate, companionable
Synonyms
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affable affectionate amiable amicable attentive beneficial chummy cordial familiar favorable good helpful loving loyal neighborly peaceful receptive sympathetic welcoming
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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
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aloof bad cold cool disadvantageous disagreeable disliking distant harmful hostile hurtful hurting ignorant injurious mean reserved surly unfriendly unhelpful unpleasant unsociable
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inaccurate loose unkind
WEAK
antagonistic incompatible uncompanionable unreceptive

Example Sentences

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It’s all about making things more Cam Ward friendly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 20, 2026

But on April 19, this man wasn’t feeling friendly.

From Slate • Apr. 19, 2026

Some of those we spoke to described a friendly and safe atmosphere among car campers, with people happy to share items with strangers who had lost something.

From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026

Alternatively, which banks do you see as particularly shareholder friendly?

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

But this time, instead of whispering it so nobody could hear me talking with somebody in a friendly way, I just said it out loud because I was so preoccupied.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan