neighborly
Like good locals
Neighborly describes the friendly, helpful behavior expected among people who live near each other.
A neighborly person waves hello, lends tools, or checks in during hard times: It was neighborly of them to bring over dinner when we moved in.
The word suggests warmth without deep intimacy—cordial relations that make shared space pleasant.
Warmly friendly manner
- genialPleasantly warm-mannered
- affableWarm and approachable
- congenialFriendly and likable
- sociableInclined toward companionship
warmhearted · good-natured · companionable · gracious · pleasant · agreeable · approachable · amicable
Friendly toward guests
- invitingAttractively appealing
- warmModerately heated, or friendly
- receptiveOpen to input
- open-doorAllowing free entry
inclusive · greeting · visiting · housewarming · potluck · cookout · gathering · introduction
Offering help and reassurance
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- obligingWilling to help others
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
- considerateMindful of others' needs
thoughtful · attentive · reliable · dependable · handy · useful · lending · borrowing
Dividing among others
- givingTransferring to another
- charitableGiving to those needing
- kindType or caring
- benevolentDesiring others' welfare
altruistic · selfless · big-hearted · goodwill · gifts · casserole · lending · hand-me-downs
People living somewhere
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- streetPublic urban roadway
- cul-de-sacStreet closed at end
subdivision · township · village · parish · locale · vicinity · proximity · adjacent
cordial
Warmly friendly manner
sociable · warmhearted · good-natured · companionable · gracious · pleasant · agreeable · approachable · amicable · harmonious
hospitable
Friendly toward guests
open-door · inclusive · greeting · visiting · housewarming · potluck · cookout · gathering · introduction · newcomer
supportive
Offering help and reassurance
- accommodatingWilling to help others
- obligingWilling to help others
- cooperativeJointly operated enterprise
considerate · thoughtful · attentive · reliable · dependable · handy · useful · lending · borrowing · favors
sharing
Dividing among others
- givingTransferring to another
- charitableGiving to those needing
- kindType or caring
benevolent · altruistic · selfless · big-hearted · goodwill · gifts · casserole · lending · hand-me-downs · surplus
residents
People living somewhere
- homeownersProperty-possessing residents
- blockSolid mass, or impede
- streetPublic urban roadway
cul-de-sac · subdivision · township · village · parish · locale · vicinity · proximity · adjacent · next-door
- kind traitskind, caring, compassionate, nurturing, tender
- rural Americanafarm, church, farmer, covered bridges, country stores
- homespunfolksy, homey, rustic, down-to-earth, homestyle
- communal livingcollective, kibbutz, intentional community, cohousing, communal living
- small townssmall town, hamlet, town, village, settlement
- social etiquettemanners, etiquette, courtesy, respect, table manners
neighborlyunfriendly
Not welcoming or warm
hostile · unneighborly · cold · unwelcoming · inhospitable
neighborlyantagonistic
Actively opposed or hostile
hostile · combative · belligerent · contentious · quarrelsome
neighborlyunneighborly
Unkind to those adjacent
unhelpful · uncooperative · selfish · inconsiderate · mean-spirited
- next-door neighborPerson living immediately adjacent
- upscale neighborhoodProsperous residential district
- neighborhood schoolsInstitutions serving local students
- in the neighborhoodApproximately near; close
- good neighborConsiderate person living nearby
- neighborhood disputesConflicts between nearby residents
neighbor, neighborhood, neighboring, neighborliness, neighborlier, neighborliest