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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Tuchel was unhappy with England's lack of intensity in their opening friendly against New Zealand in Tampa, the 1-0 win effectively a glorified training session as he fielded two different teams in each half.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

No wonder Tuchel is reluctant to leave Kane out, even for a friendly, so central is he to his plans.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

England's friendly with Costa Rica was not the first to be hit by extreme weather before the start of the World Cup.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

It has not had as friendly a relationship with Debenhams, which is still formally named Boohoo.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The black dog had never been friendly, never asked for anything, just stood between Zeke and his mother like a bad-tempered bodyguard.

From "Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody" by Patrick Ness

friendly

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