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be friendly

VERB
fraternize
Synonyms
STRONG
hobnob
WEAK
be sociable with club together consort with fall in with go around with hang out with keep company with make friends mingle with mix with rub elbows with rub shoulders with run with socialize with
Antonyms
WEAK
disagree ignore
VERB
get along
Synonyms
STRONGEST
get on
WEAK
agree harmonize hit it off
Antonyms
WEAK
argue arrive bicker cease halt stop
VERB
get on
Synonyms
STRONGEST
get along
WEAK
agree concur harmonize hit it off
Antonyms
WEAK
disagree dismount disrobe get off unclothe

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While meeting service users, Frampton found many to be "friendly".

From BBC • May 18, 2026

Their next matches will be friendly games in March as they step up preparations for the finals in North America.

From Barron's • Jan. 4, 2026

“It’s intended to be friendly, of course, and navigate through a world built for humans and eliminate dangerous repetitive and boring tasks,” he said at the time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 3, 2026

I was allowed to be friendly or polite, but not to have real friends who are boys.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

Or did the discipline of the club demand that they be friendly with me?

From "Black Boy" by Richard Wright

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