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FRIENDLY Antonyms

There are 14 antonyms of the word friendly. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For FRIENDLY

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hostile
adjectiveadj
adjective

• characterized by enmity or ill will

• not belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally

noun

• troops belonging to the enemy's military forces

adjective satellite

• impossible to bring into friendly accord

• very unfavorable to life or growth

• unsolicited and resisted by the management of the target company (used of attempts to buy or take control of a business)

unfriendly
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not easy to understand or use

• not disposed to friendship or friendliness

adjective satellite

• not friendly

• very unfavorable to life or growth

aggressive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having or showing determination and energetic pursuit of your ends

adjective satellite

• tending to spread quickly

• characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight

aloof
adjectiveadj
adverb

• in an aloof manner

adjective satellite

• remote in manner

antagonistic
adjectiveadj
adjective

• arousing animosity or hostility

• used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect

adjective satellite

• indicating opposition or resistance

• characterized by antagonism or antipathy

• incapable of harmonious association

cold
adjectiveadj
adjective

• having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration

• extended meanings; especially of psychological coldness; without human warmth or emotion

noun

• a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)

• the absence of heat

• the sensation produced by low temperatures

adjective satellite

• having lost freshness through passage of time

• (color) giving no sensation of warmth

• marked by errorless familiarity

• lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new

• so intense as to be almost uncontrollable

• sexually unresponsive

• without compunction or human feeling

• feeling or showing no enthusiasm

• unconscious from a blow or shock or intoxication

• of a seeker; far from the object sought

• lacking the warmth of life

distant
adjectiveadj
adjective

• separated in space or coming from or going to a distance

• far apart in relevance or relationship or kinship

adjective satellite

• remote in manner

• separate or apart in time

• located far away spatially

inhospitable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• unfavorable to life or growth

• not hospitable

mean
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• an average of n numbers computed by adding some function of the numbers and dividing by some function of n

adjective satellite

• approximating the statistical norm or average or expected value

• characterized by malice

• having or showing an ignoble lack of honor or morality

• marked by poverty befitting a beggar

• (used of persons or behavior) characterized by or indicative of lack of generosity

• (used of sums of money) so small in amount as to deserve contempt

• of no value or worth

• very good; of the highest quality

verb

• mean or intend to express or convey

• have as a logical consequence

• denote or connote

• have in mind as a purpose

• have a specified degree of importance

• intend to refer to

• destine or designate for a certain purpose

rough
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective

• having or caused by an irregular surface

• of the margin of a leaf shape; having the edge cut or fringed or scalloped

• causing or characterized by jolts and irregular movements

• not shaped by cutting or trimming

noun

• the part of a golf course bordering the fairway where the grass is not cut short

adverb

• with roughness or violence (`rough' is an informal variant for `roughly')

• with rough motion as over a rough surface

adjective satellite

• (of persons or behavior) lacking refinement or finesse

• not quite exact or correct

• full of hardship or trials

• violently agitated and turbulent

• unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound

• ready and able to resort to force or violence

• not carefully or expertly made

• not perfected

• unpleasantly stern

• unkind or cruel or uncivil

verb

• prepare in preliminary or sketchy form

rude
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking civility or good manners

adjective satellite

• socially incorrect in behavior

• (of persons) lacking in refinement or grace

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• belonging to an early stage of technical development; characterized by simplicity and (often) crudeness

standoffish
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking cordiality; unfriendly

unapproachable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• discouraging intimacies; reserved

adjective satellite

• inaccessibly located or situated

unsociable
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not inclined to society or companionship

Alternatives for HOSTILE

Alternatives for UNFRIENDLY

Alternatives for AGGRESSIVE

Alternatives for ALOOF

Alternatives for ANTAGONISTIC

Alternatives for COLD

Alternatives for DISTANT

Alternatives for INHOSPITABLE

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