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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Iran, which shares a border with Pakistan, has economic and diplomatic ties with Islamabad and regards it as a friendly nation.

From The Wall Street Journal

They take on Ivory Coast at Everton's Hill Dickinson Stadium on Tuesday in the second of their March friendlies.

From BBC

Ivory Coast on Tuesday, Curacao on 30 May, a flight to America the next day, a final friendly in New Jersey in early June - and then the big show.

From BBC

Indeed, their toughest test in terms of ranking last year was a friendly against Senegal, who were 19th in the world at the time.

From BBC

Senegal paraded the Africa Cup of Nations trophy before Saturday's friendly match against Peru at Stade de France - despite being stripped of the title earlier this month.

From BBC

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