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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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AI chatbots trained to be warm and friendly when interacting with users may also be more prone to inaccuracies, new research suggests.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

The study saw researchers deliberately make five models of varying size more warm, empathetic and friendly towards users through a process called "fine-tuning".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

In late October, Altman appeared on a friendly podcast External link hosted by an OpenAI investor, Brad Gerstner of Altimeter Capital.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Another man, 50, who lives across the street and declined to provide his name to a reporter, said the family was friendly.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Penelope tried, but the friendly ostrich call was even less audible than Beowulf’s rabbit call, if possible.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood