Synonyms of buddy

buddy

noun

ˈbə-dē 

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• pal
• confidant
• colleague
• compadre
• chum
• comrade
• sister
• confidante
• familiar
• intimate
• partner
• brother
• crony
• amigo
• alter ego
• musketeer
• mate
• acquaintance
• companion
• fellow
• associate
• peer
• collaborator
• ally
• accomplice
• cohort
• hearty
• blood brother
• benefactor
• supporter
• sport
• pen pal
• sympathizer
• abettor
• main man
• hobnobber
• friendly
• confederate
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• competitor
• opponent
• adversary
• rival
• antagonist
• nemesis
• archenemy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of buddy

Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure. — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026

Did my college buddy who drove up from Baltimore bargain for a whirlwind circuit of my objectively not-that-interesting Delaware town? — Rafaela Jinich, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026

Sure, playing with his buddy Draymond Green sounded like a hoot. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

That night, Freddy and his buddies met Langley backstage after a performance in Oklahoma City. — Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026