COMPADRE Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

compadre

noun

kəm-ˈpä-drā

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together

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Recent Examples of compadre In this crowd, Harris was more of a distant political figure than a hometown compadre. —

Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 11 Sep. 2024 This is just a man in his elements, with his Bills Mafia compadres, enjoying the dead of winter. —

Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 And, yes, the Demon Nun brings along some of her visage-less compadres from the previous movie. —

Clark Collis, EW.com, 5 July 2023 The weekend was supposed to be about good baseball, the brothers Lowe (Nathaniel and Josh) and Cuban compadres Adolis García and Randy Arozarena showing off. —

Evan Grant, Dallas News, 11 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for compadre

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Noun

Every time the topic arose, her school friends in Islamabad, the Pakistani capital, flushed with embarrassment, Omer recalled.

— Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
Despite speaking different languages, Toro Sepulveda and Henry became close friends, both said.

— Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 10 Feb. 2026