friendly

  • (a) characteristic of or befitting a friend
    • friendly advice
    • a friendly neighborhood
    • the only friendly person here
    • a friendly host and hostess
  • (s) inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile
    • a government friendly to our interests
    • an amicable agreement
    well-disposed, favorable,
  • (a) easy to understand or use
    • user-friendly computers
    • a consumer-friendly policy
    • a reader-friendly novel
  • (a) of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally
    • in friendly territory
    • he was accidentally killed by friendly fire

Nouns

  • (n) troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces
    • friendlies came to their rescue

Synonyms

well-disposed favorable

Antonyms

hostile unfriendly

See also

amicable congenial gracious hospitable sociable social warm

Words of close approximity

friendly fire Friendly Islands friendly relationship friendly takeover