amicable[adjective]Synonyms: friendly, amiable, civil, cordial, courteous, harmonious, neighbourly, peaceful, sociable
Contrasted words: bellicose, belligerent, combative, contentious, pugnacious, quarrelsome, antipathetic, hostile, suspicious, uncooperative
Related Words: empathic,
like-minded,
sympathetic,
understanding,
accordant,
agreeing,
concordant,
frictionless,
harmonious,
pacific,
peaceable,
peaceful [TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
am‧i‧ca‧ble /ˈæmɪkəb
əl/
adjective[
Date: 1400-1500;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: amicablis, from amicus 'friend']
an amicable agreement, relationship etc is one in which people feel friendly towards each other and do not want to quarrel:
Their relationship hasn’t always been amicable.amicable settlement/agreement The two parties have reached an amicable settlement.—amicably adverb:
In the end, the matter was resolved amicably. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲