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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, buddy-buddy, close, confidential, constant, cozy, familiar, intimate, pally, palsy-walsy, thick* |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unsociable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | familiar |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, bold |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, comfortable, confidential, cordial, cozy, dear, easy, forward, free, free-and-easy, fresh, genial, gracious, impudent, informal, intimate, intrusive, near, neighborly, nervy, obtrusive, officious, open, palsy, palsy-walsy, presuming, presumptuous, relaxed, sassy*, smart, snug, sociable, thick, tight, unceremonious, unconstrained, unreserved, wise |
| Antonyms: | aloof, cold, cool, distant, reserved, unapproachable, unfamiliar, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | friendly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | intimate, companionable |
| Synonyms: | affable, affectionate, amiable, amicable, attached, attentive, auspicious, beneficial, benevolent, benign, buddy-buddy, chummy, civil, close, clubby, comradely, conciliatory, confiding, convivial, cordial, faithful, familiar, favorable, fond, genial, good, helpful, kind, kindly, loving, loyal, neighborly, on good terms, outgoing, peaceable, peaceful, propitious, receptive, sociable, solicitous, sympathetic, tender, thick, welcoming, well-disposed |
| Antonyms: | aloof, antagonistic, cold, cool, incompatible, uncompanionable, unfriendly, unreceptive, unsociable |
| Main Entry: | intimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, devoted |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, bosom, buddy-buddy, cherished, chummy, close, clubby, comfy, confidential, cozy, dear, dearest, faithful, fast, fond, loving, mellow, mix, near, nearest, next, nice, regular, roommate, snug, warm |
| Antonyms: | cool, formal, incompatible, unfriendly |
| Main Entry: | palsy-walsy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very friendly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, buddy-buddy, chummy, close, clubby, confiding, fond, intimate, kissy-huggy, lovey-dovey, neighborly, pally, thick |
| Main Entry: | thick |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly |
| Synonyms: | chummy, close, confidential, cordial, devoted, familiar, hand in glove, inseparable, intimate, on good terms |
| Antonyms: | unfriendly, unsociable |
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