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
• traveled
• befriended
• hung (around or out)
• rubbed elbows (with)
• kept company (with)
• sorted
• got along
• hobnobbed
• consorted
• got on
• consociated
• companied
• messed around
• chummed
• connected
• related
• palled (around)
• fraternized
• tied
• attached
• linked
• run
• coupled
• allied
• mixed
• grouped
• affiliated
• interrelated
• cooperated
• collaborated
• bonded
• teamed
• sided
• rallied
• banded
• mingled
• 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

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

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