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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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I found Ternus polite, friendly, and everything he told me was perfectly delivered, if a bit bland.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The center of the scheme, authorities said, was Chandrakant “Lala” Patel, the friendly owner of a Subway and other small businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

However, Texas has taken a friendly regulatory approach to autonomous vehicles, which makes expansion easier there than in other states.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 21, 2026

Here are tips for visiting redwoods, snagging hotel pool day-pass deals, and taking your dog for a hike on a friendly L.A. trail.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 19, 2026

She shakes her head in a friendly way when she sees me.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy