1
as in compatible
having or marked by agreement in feeling or action
the contract negotiations between the hotel workers and management were reasonably amicable
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as in friendly
having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest
finds his coworkers at his new job just as amicable as he ever could have hoped
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Recent Examples of amicable
Throughout Friday, a growing chorus of lawmakers had called on the parties to deescalate their feud and come to an amicable solution, contrasting with the relative silence from Anthropic and the Pentagon in the hours before the deadline.
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Weinstein and Aidala, who argued the appeal and represented Weinstein at his original trial and retrial, appeared to come to a mutual and amicable agreement about the lawyer's shifting role.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Weinstein and Aidala, who argued the appeal and represented Weinstein at his original trial and retrial, appeared to come to a mutual and amicable agreement about the lawyer’s shifting role.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Dane and Gayheart separated in 2017 and remained amicable co-parents.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Jared Perlo, NBC news, 27 Feb. 2026
Weinstein and Aidala, who argued the appeal and represented Weinstein at his original trial and retrial, appeared to come to a mutual and amicable agreement about the lawyer's shifting role.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Weinstein and Aidala, who argued the appeal and represented Weinstein at his original trial and retrial, appeared to come to a mutual and amicable agreement about the lawyer’s shifting role.
—ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Dane and Gayheart separated in 2017 and remained amicable co-parents.
—Emma Banks, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for amicable
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Ishizuka explained that creating a full prototype would also require a compatible bottom cell and tandem technology, so the research is not yet ready for mass production.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Mar. 2026
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Personality styles are device-specific, so changing it on one compatible device won’t affect it on all.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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In other words, the sun may not have arrived in a life-friendly environment purely by chance, but rather as a consequence of the formation of the galactic bar.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The seizure has angered Ukrainian authorities, who accused Hungary's Russia-friendly government of acting illegally.—
JUSTIN SPIKE THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
11 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the vote on Thursday, Republicans attempted to pass a short-term measure by unanimous consent to fund DHS while negotiations continue.—
Kaia Hubbard,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 2026
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A day after he was named the unanimous Big East Player of the Year, Ejiofor led the Red Storm with 21 points on 9-of-14 shooting, 10 rebounds, five assists and three blocks.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
12 Mar. 2026
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A day later, both sides were outside during breaks enjoying an unseasonably warm mid-March day in Manhattan.—
Doug Feinberg,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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Shawkat, with her warm, amused eyes and her mop of curls, is a perfect carrier for Mae’s air of abjection, flopping around her bed like a horny, gloomy Raggedy Ann.—
Emily Nussbaum,
New Yorker,
12 Mar. 2026
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Even as nearly every impact name in the room around him received a nice handout from the Walton-Penner ownership group, Franklin-Myers continued to remain gracious to Denver and never careened around in public with his demands for a new contract.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
9 Mar. 2026
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Perhaps the most notable reply came from Crumbl itself, which took a gracious approach rather than a defensive one.—
Ryan Brennan,
Miami Herald,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Amicable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/amicable. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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