Synonyms of be friends with

be friends with

phrase

as in travel

to come or be together as friends

If you could be friends with any famous person, past or present, who would you pick?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travel
• associate
• take up with
• keep company (with)
• fall in with
• join
• bond
• company
• connect
• run
• rub elbows (with)
• pal (around)
• mix
• rub shoulders (with)
• friend
• collaborate
• befriend
• relate
• mingle
• hang (around or out)
• consociate
• chum
• hook up
• sort
• cooperate
• group
• couple
• mess around
• team
• consort
• get along
• side
• hobnob
• band
• link
• affiliate
• get on
• fraternize
• gang
• rally
• attach
• club
• ally
• league
• tie
• confederate
• knot
• socialize
• wed
• conjoin
• interrelate
• collude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• split (up)
• snub
• cold-shoulder
• break up
• alienate
• divorce
• disband
• disperse
• split
• estrange
• dissociate
• sever
• sunder
• disjoin
• disunite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of be friends with

Which, now knowing him and being friends with him, makes sense. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2026

In a 2021 cover interview with Vogue, Adele opened up about being friends with Paul for a while before taking things to the next level. — Ashleigh Carter, InStyle, 30 Oct. 2026

Both Tina and Kris are friends with Nancy in their respective films, but Kris is Freddy’s second victim instead of his first. — Laura Millar, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026

Star senior forward/midfielder Joaquin Rosas, also a tri-captain, has been friends with Zavala since well before high school. — Michael Osipoff, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026

Kid Rock, who has been friends with Eminem for roughly four decades, spoke about the collaboration in an interview with Billboard. — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2026

An opponent of the Taliban regime and an advocate for girls’ education, Yousafzai has been friends with the couple for several years. — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Guillermo del Toro, who is friends with Iñárritu, made several posts praising the film’s quality. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026

The production designer from that pilot is friends with a producer from a microdrama production company that was working with ReelShort. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026