Friendly
Friendly adjective - Expressing approval.
Usage example: a friendly sign that our pet project would be approved
Sympathetic is a synonym for friendly in amiable topic. In some cases you can use "Sympathetic" instead an adjective "Friendly", when it comes to topics like characteristic, behaviour, intimate, affectionate.
Sympathetic
Sympathetic adjective - Having or showing the capacity for sharing the feelings of another.
Usage example: needed a sympathetic listener who would understand her marital woes
Friendly is a synonym for sympathetic in characteristic topic. You can use "Friendly" instead an adjective "Sympathetic", if it concerns topics such as behaviour, agreeable, amiable, likeable.
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- loving and friendly
- loving and sympathetic
- good and friendly
- good and sympathetic
- amiable and friendly
- amiable and sympathetic
- pleasant and friendly
- pleasant and sympathetic
- kind and friendly
- kind and sympathetic
- warm and friendly
- warm and sympathetic
- considerate and friendly
- considerate and sympathetic
Both words in one sentence
- Another strip didn't seem to grasp that "Good Humor man" referred to a brand of ice cream, so "Good Humor" got translated literally to refer to a friendly/sympathetic man.
- Eldritch Abomination: Yivo is an extremely friendly and sympathetic version of this.
- The Once-ler in the 2012 adaptation of The Lorax is quite friendly and sympathetic for most of the movie, despite being the nemesis of the title character.
Source: Anti Villain / Film
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