Synonyms of been friends with

been friends with

phrase

past participle of be friends with

as in taken up with

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

• taken up with
• joined
• fallen in with
• rubbed shoulders (with)
• associated
• hooked up
• befriended
• hung (around or out)
• traveled
• rubbed elbows (with)
• kept company (with)
• sorted
• got along
• hobnobbed
• consorted
• got on
• consociated
• companied
• messed around
• chummed
• connected
• related
• palled (around)
• fraternized
• attached
• tied
• linked
• coupled
• run
• allied
• mixed
• grouped
• affiliated
• interrelated
• cooperated
• bonded
• collaborated
• teamed
• sided
• banded
• mingled
• rallied
• socialized
• knotted
• conjoined
• confederated
• clubbed
• leagued
• ganged
• wedded
• colluded
• friended

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoided
• shunned
• snubbed
• alienated
• split (up)
• estranged
• broken up
• dispersed
• disbanded
• cold-shouldered
• severed
• split
• divorced
• dissociated
• sundered
• disunited
• disjoined

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of been friends with

Curtis and Guest, who is a longtime collaborator of Rob’s, have been friends with the Reiners for decades. — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Sep. 2026

Diaz said his father had been friends with Camero’s father and at one point served on Televen’s board. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 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

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

Styles is currently engaged to Zoë Kravitz, who has been friends with Swift since 2016. — Lara Walsh, InStyle, 5 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