Antonyms for amicable


Grammar : Adj
Spell : am-i-kuh-buhl
Phonetic Transcription : ˈæm ɪ kə bəl


Definition 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

Synonyms for amicable

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