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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
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antagonistic incompatible uncompanionable unreceptive

Example Sentences

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It reportedly let vessels from friendly nations slip through and assessed tolls on other ships.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

Its beaches, nature reserve and friendly community should make the Thames Estuary island a desirable place to live and holiday.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

They were the kinds of residents I always imagined Fairhope as having: friendly and sophisticated, meeting regularly to discuss the world.

From Slate • May 4, 2026

People need to be aware of the danger, and perhaps force Tim to actually be as friendly as he seems.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 3, 2026

“No need to warn us about the wolves, Timothy. From what we’ve been told, they are friendly as can be.”

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood