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

This comes shortly after it was reported that old neighbors of the couple said the two never embraced the local community and were only interested in being friends with celebrities or billionaires. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 1 Sep. 2026

William has been close to Thomas for decades, and Harry is friends with Thomas’s younger brother Charlie. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026

The band were Molforts, the Catalan musicians who provide Serra’s soundtracks and Caven has been friends with the Spanish director for over fifteen years. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026

One fact that seems to have been forgotten in the current friendship discourse is that men and women can be friends with each other. — Katy Waldman, New Yorker, 13 July 2026

Joanna Tymura, Zaneta’s mother, has been friends with Borowski for more than two decades and the two share a Polish heritage. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

The Teller's wedding no-show still comes a surprise, considering Keleigh has been friends with Taylor for well over a decade. — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026

Allen, who has been friends with Kelce, 36, for over a decade, posted a photo of himself in a fancy outfit inside what looks to be a hotel room. — Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 3 July 2026