Synonyms of comrade

comrade

noun

ˈkäm-ˌrad 

1

as in associate

a person frequently seen in the company of another

the boy, and two others who are known to be his comrades, are wanted for questioning by the police

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associate
• colleague
• friend
• buddy
• accomplice
• fellow
• companion
• peer
• classmate
• compatriot
• cohort
• teammate
• partner
• crony
• running mate
• mate
• compeer
• collaborator
• ally
• pal
• coworker
• hobnobber
• confidant
• chum
• affiliate
• shipmate
• workmate
• countryman
• half
• hearty
• familiar
• roommate
• playmate
• intimate
• playfellow
• equal
• escort
• schoolmate
• housemate
• messmate
• confederate
• parasite
• attendant
• leech
• hanger-on

2

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• buddy
• pal
• confidant
• colleague
• compadre
• chum
• sister
• confidante
• brother
• familiar
• musketeer
• intimate
• crony
• partner
• acquaintance
• amigo
• alter ego
• mate
• companion
• fellow
• ally
• collaborator
• associate
• peer
• accomplice
• hearty
• cohort
• supporter
• benefactor
• blood brother
• sympathizer
• pen pal
• sport
• abettor
• hobnobber
• main man
• confederate
• well-wisher
• friendly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• opponent
• competitor
• adversary
• antagonist
• rival
• nemesis
• archenemy

3

as in communist

an adherent or advocate of an economic system in which the means of production are owned and controlled by the state

a novel about an aging comrade's eventual disenchantment with communism and its excesses

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communist
• socialist
• Red
• commie
• Marxist
• leftist
• Bolshevik
• Trotskyite
• Trotskyist
• pinko
• lefty
• Leninist
• revolutionary
• Stalinist
• pink
• Maoist
• social democrat
• extremist
• revolutionist
• radical
• Leninite

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalist

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comrade

Ibrahim moves through the splintered dreams, among comrades who once shared a square, a sidewalk blanket, and a barricade. — Abdelrahman Elgendy, Time, 6 Oct. 2026

During the May 27 Roscosmos EVA that featured cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev, Fedyaev controlled the station’s European Robotic Arm (ERA) with both his comrades attached. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 17 Sep. 2026

That day, DiPasquale and nine of his comrades were called to Tower 2 just after it was struck. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026

Following instructions from the kidnappers (unbeknownst to his increasingly agitated comrades), Lee drives out to meet them for the exchange, only to wreck his car and become distracted saving a nearby woman, Hua (Moon Lee). — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026