Friendly and Slighting

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Friendly adjective - Expressing approval.

Usage example: a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved

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Slighting is an antonym for friendly.

Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship

Slighting adjective - Intended to make a person or thing seem of little importance or value.

Usage example: slighting remarks about the general lack of musical talent among the contestants

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Friendly is an antonym for slighting.

Nearby Words: slight, slighted, slightingly

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Slighting and Friendly. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/friendly/slighting

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