Synonyms of befriend

befriend

verb

as in to friend

to become a friend to (someone)

He befriended the new student.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befriend

At one point, Jessie befriends a gang of tech toys that includes a low-tech potty-training product named Smarty Pants, along with GPS and camera devices Atlas and Snappy. — Rachel Hale, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Bad choices like that are a through-line for this whole story, all the way back to Otto Hightower encouraging his daughter, Alicent, to befriend Rhaenyra’s father, King Viserys. — Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 22 June 2026

Then Susan went to the Philadelphia College of Art and met Jade Lee, while Ted studied at New York City’s School of Visual Arts and befriended Lauren Roselli. — David Chiu, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

She gets befriended by the wildly popular Courtney (Liz Georges), who becomes not only a close pal but a valuable second perspective for both the show and Ginger herself. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 20 June 2026