Distant and Friendly

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Distant

Distant adjective - Having or showing a lack of friendliness or interest in others.
Usage example: was distant and distracted all throughout the interview
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Friendly is an antonym for distant in topics: reserved, faraway, aloof.
Nearby Words: distance, distantly

Friendly

Friendly adjective - Closely acquainted.
Usage example: we're friendly with our neighbors
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Distant is an antonym for friendly in topics: amicable, intimate.
Nearby Words: friend, friendliness, friendship
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  • Visual Novel / Reflections on the River Stockholm Syndrome: Players can have Zheng be either friendly or distant to whichever of the royal children are being held captive.
    Source: Visual Novel / Reflections on the River
  • Stockholm Syndrome In Reflections on the River, players can have Zheng be either friendly or distant to whichever of the royal children are being held captive.
    Source: Stockholm Syndrome
  • Literature / Sound! Euphonium In Reina's perspective, Kumiko is an inverse of this trope, as she wants to get close to Kumiko to make Kumiko be her actual, cold and distant self instead of always putting up a friendly front.
    Source: Literature / Sound! Euphonium
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