Definitions

affable

[af-uh-buhl] / ˈæf ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

friendly

Synonyms

STRONGEST

amiable approachable courteous genial gentle good-humored good-natured gracious pleasant polite sociable urbane

WEAK

amicable benevolent benign breezy civil clubby congenial cordial kindly mild nice obliging warm

Antonyms

STRONGEST

disagreeable discourteous hateful impolite irritable mean nasty rude uncivil uncivilized unfriendly unhappy unkind unmannerly unrefined unsociable unsophisticated

WEAK

complaining disdainful grouchy grumbling miserable reserved surly

Example Sentences

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All of the Knicks are affable like this.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026

But when it goes away, so do our nightly doses of Colbert’s affable clowning, the kind that irritates thin-skinned despots in a way other comics can’t quite match.

From Salon • May 21, 2026

Aspiring to emulate a talkshow host who has a reputation for being affable rather than for setting pulses racing is perhaps an unusual ambition for a gaming studio.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Hinds, meanwhile, masterfully shows an affable partner’s emotional immobility.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 20, 2026

One of the people working with Rutherford was a mild and affable young Dane named Niels Bohr.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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