COMRADES Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

comrades

noun

plural of comrade

as in associates

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

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as in friends

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another we expect to be comrades for the rest of our lives

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as in communists

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

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capitalists

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Recent Examples of comrades Antifa mobilizes in support of comrades on trial Ahead of jury deliberations, supporters of the defendants staged a protest on Wednesday afternoon outside the courthouse, with the apparent purpose of swaying the jury’s decision. —

Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026 War Machine makes 81’s reluctance to give pep talks, or even try to ingratiate himself with his comrades-in-arms, the subject of one of its very few overt jokes. —

Chris Klimek, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2026 Just like its comrades, Flanagan's has its own quirky corner of the triangle. —

Amanda Hancock, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Mar. 2026 From the agency’s command post five stories beneath a high-rise in Kyiv, the general and several of his comrades, including Fedorov, monitored the launch of the naval drones on a bank of screens. —

Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Feb. 2026 Selfless sacrifice in order to stay with his comrades, stay with his unit until the very end. —

Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026 More recently, volunteer Alpini have aided active service comrades in national emergencies, including avalanches and the Covid-19 pandemic. —

New York Times, 20 Feb. 2026 Villagrán conducted research on Chilean Air Force officers and non-commissioned officers who were tortured by their own comrades for refusing to participate in the coup. —

Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026 Jonny Diamond, our fearless editor, has been energized this week by our comrades in Minneapolis. —

Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Some of Epstein’s associates appeared to joke about the prospect of his victims swimming away.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 13 Mar. 2026
Many of the assets are not in his own name, but instead held through a web of intermediaries, offshore companies, and business associates, Bloomberg reported.

— Emma Graham,Sawdah Bhaimiya, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026