amicable

Adjective complement with noun phrase

• keep: By the way, my husband and I have managed to keep things fairly amicable and he sees her often.

Modifies a noun

• parting: That would seem to be the logical time for an amicable parting of the ways.
• settlement: The Company normally expects to agree an amicable settlement of the few complaints received.
• divorce: I want to have an amicable divorce, is it possible?
• split: Sheridan seeks amicable split Tommy Sheridan confirms he is seeking an " amicable " split from the Scottish Socialist Party.
• separation: In 1762 he moved to London, leaving his wife and son behind in what became a permanent albeit amicable separation.
• solution: Should an amicable solution not be agreed an appeal will be handled at Board level.

Modifying Another Word

• entirely: Not all of it, however, is entirely amicable.
• very: The compere Tony is brilliant, very amicable guy.
• fairly: Reason has a fairly amicable relationship with the ' very long term ' .
• quite: All their departures are quite amicable, we hasten to add!
• totally: Lambert issued a statement which read, in part, " I'm leaving under totally amicable circumstances.
• not: They are not amicable people, " said Hussain, whose own family originate from Pakistan's central Punjab province.

Used with adjective complement

• seem: The split with Oasis seems amicable - do you think you would ever rejoin the band?
• remain: It was his decision and things remain very amicable between us.