Synonyms for amicable

Grammar : Adj

Spell : am-i-kuh-buhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm ɪ kə bəl

Top 10 synonyms for amicable

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Définition of amicable

Origin : early 15c., from Late Latin amicabilis "friendly," a word in Roman law, from Latin amicus "friend," related to amare "to love" (see Amy). Cf. also amiable.

adj friendly, especially regarding an agreement

Example sentences :

Let us talk it over in an amicable manner, even if we come to no arrangement.
Extract from : « A Woman Intervenes » by Robert Barr

On getting here, finding him to be amicable, I tried him on.
Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 4, April 23, 1870 » by Various

The two kings began with an amicable joust, in which Rene had the best of it.
Extract from : « Two Penniless Princesses » by Charlotte M. Yonge

I thought we should find an amicable settlement for our difficulty.
Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum

Teuxical regarded the latter with a countenance that was calm and amicable.
Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, March 1930 » by Various

I told my negro to give them what they wanted, and to be as amicable with them as was possible.
Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt

It was so agreeable to be on amicable terms with her father's executor.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 » by Various

Whatever formed the subject of discourse it was evidently far from amicable.
Extract from : « A Master of Mysteries » by L. T. Meade

They were professional enemies, it was true, but as a rule their relations were amicable.
Extract from : « The Grell Mystery » by Frank Froest

Matters had settled to an amicable basis in the Leverett house.
Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Salem » by Amanda Minnie Douglas

Antonyms for amicable

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