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

Gigi had joined Hollis’ girls’ weekend after befriending her online out of complicated guilt over her affair with Matthew. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Aug. 2026

This all changed one day when another guest, who had befriended me, got a room and left the shelter. — The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026

Indeed, the movie opens with Ed quizzing an older Greek man he’s befriended on the Belgian designer Ann Demeulemeester, before berating him for confusing his Bottega Veneta loafers for Sebago. — CNN Money, 17 July 2026

Gu-cheon, who lacks Yang, is fearful of ggeomeoksali, but accidentally befriends one during his time in the palace. — Kayti Burt, Time, 17 July 2026