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friendly

The word “friendly” has 2 syllables: friend-ly

It's pronounced as /ˈfrɛn.dli/

What is synonym and antonym for friendly?

In the thesaurus, “friendly” has 218 synonyms and 113 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for friendly along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for friendly

Antonyms for friendly

  • abjectly
  • adversary
  • adverse
  • aggressive
  • alienated
  • aloof
  • antagonist
  • antagonistic
  • antisocial
  • archenemy
  • argumentative
  • bad
  • belittling
  • bellicose
  • belligerent
  • blackly
  • bleakly
  • captious
  • carping
  • caviling
  • cavilling
  • censuring
  • cheerlessly
  • chilly
  • cold
  • cold-blooded
  • combative
  • competitor
  • contemptuous
  • contentious
  • cool
  • critical
  • damaging
  • darkly
  • dejectedly
  • deleterious
  • depreciative
  • depreciatory
  • derogatory
  • despondently
  • detached
  • disadvantageous
  • disapproving
  • disconsolately
  • disdainful
  • dismally
  • disparaging
  • dispiritedly
  • disputatious
  • distant
  • dolefully
  • dolorously
  • dourly
  • drearily
  • enemy
  • estranged
  • faultfinding
  • foe
  • forlornly
  • frigid
  • frosty
  • glacial
  • gloomily
  • glumly
  • harmful
  • heavily
  • hostile
  • hypercritical
  • icy
  • inappreciative
  • inhospitable
  • inimical
  • injurious
  • insalubrious
  • mirthlessly
  • miserably
  • morosely
  • mournfully
  • negative
  • nemesis
  • opponent
  • overcritical
  • pessimistically
  • plaintively
  • pugnacious
  • quarrelsome
  • remote
  • reserved
  • rival
  • scornful
  • scrappy
  • slighting
  • sorrowfully
  • sourly
  • standoffish
  • sternly
  • sulkily
  • sullenly
  • truculent
  • unappreciative
  • uncomplimentary
  • unfavorable
  • unflattering
  • unfriendly
  • unhappily
  • unhelpful
  • unprofitable
  • unsociable
  • unsocial
  • wintery
  • wintry
  • withdrawn
  • wretchedly

Meanings of friendly

  • noun
    1. A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting etc.
    2. A person or entity on the same side in a conflict.
  • adjective
    1. Generally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
    2. Inviting, characteristic of friendliness.
    3. Having an easy or accepting relationship with something.
    4. Without any hostility.
    5. Promoting the good of any person; favourable; propitious.
    6. Of or pertaining to friendlies (friendly noun sense 2, below). Also applied to other bipolar confrontations, such as team sports.
    7. Being or relating to two or more natural numbers with a common abundancy.
    8. (in compounds) Compatible with, or not damaging to (the compounded noun).
  • adverb
    1. In a friendly manner, like a friend.

Example Sentences

  • She has a very friendly smile that makes everyone feel welcome.
  • The staff at the hotel were extremely friendly and helpful.
  • He gave me a friendly wave as I walked by.
  • Our neighborhood is known for being friendly and safe.
  • The dog is very friendly and loves to meet new people.

On this page you'll find 331 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to friendly, such as: abetter, abettor, abjectly, accepting, accommodating, accommodative, accomplice.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

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