comrades

noun

plural of comrade
1
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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2
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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3
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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Recent Examples of comrades The chopper gets shot down, and Wolverine must fight his way back to reunite with Sabretooth and Mystique, his Team X comrades. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 In just the three hours of playtime, Logan nor his comrades have an issue with cussing. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026 Trotsky refused to believe that those nearest him—his comrades, his friends—could be turned into weapons. — Literary Hub, 28 July 2026 The broadcaster went on to shout out a couple of his fallen comrades. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026 Soon, countless comrades would follow, heading for Mexico, New York, Martinique, and other locales. — Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 Fisher and his comrades are by far the biggest selling point. — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026 Because of this, some argue that an accurate depiction of Achilles, Odysseus, and their comrades would have them in Mycenaean armor. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 17 July 2026 Researchers now know that Pumphrey and his comrades from the 7th Maryland Regiment were with George Washington in the snows at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. — Allen Breed, Fortune, 17 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrades
  1. associates
  2. friends
  3. communists
  4. colleagues
  5. buddies
  6. socialists
  7. peers
  8. accomplices
Noun
  • Detectives are asking anyone who knew him or has information about his friends, associates or recent activities to come forward.
    — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Bloomberg’s reporting on Betancourt is based on interviews with his business associates, government officials and advisers familiar with his work.
    — Fabiola Zerpa, Fortune, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • Roman said the question will be if the defense focuses on their own psychiatric experts right away, or Clancy's friends and family to humanize her to the jurors.
    — Aaron Parseghian, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026
  • More than two dozen friends and family traveled from Ohio and waved a Marietta College flag for each of his plate appearances.
    — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • Republicans see an opportunity here, portraying progressive and socialist Democrats as lunatics and communists.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The John Birch Society, an organization that also alleged that communists were behind the Civil Rights Movement, agreed.
    — Aaron Coy Moulton, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of communists
Noun
  • The owner of her own law firm, Campione was first elected to the Board of County Commissioners in 2010 and was unanimously selected by her colleagues to serve as Commission Chair in 2018.
    — James Wilkins, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Geneticist Shigeki Nakagome of Trinity College Dublin and his colleagues analyzed 13 bone samples previously collected from an archaeological site at Camarones in northern Chile.
    — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • But with that connection to Jack, initially forged as foster siblings but later as opioid buddies, comes risk.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Foo Fighters are set to play inside the stadium in five hours, and Bob is with his son, 31-year-old Albert, and a gaggle of his buddies.
    — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • In New York and elsewhere, socialists have also performed well, startling establishment figures who favor more traditional positions on capitalist economic policies, among other issues.
    — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Those victories are expanding into swing states such as Michigan, where Abdul El-Sayed ‒ a progressive backed by prominent democratic socialists, but not one himself ‒ prevailed in the Senate primary over a more moderate opponent.
    — Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of socialists
Noun
  • Sharp has traditionally paid its employees to attend an all-hands recognition event for those deemed by their peers to best meet the organization’s guiding principles.
    — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Earlier this month, India’s central bank kept benchmark interest rates unchanged in contrast to many of its Asian peers, who hiked rates to tackle inflationary headwinds caused by the disruption of global energy supply chains amid the Iran war.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • On the morning of October 19, the day of the robbery, the pair were instructed to meet two accomplices in Aubervilliers, a northeastern suburb of Paris.
    — Tessa Solomon for ARTnews, Robb Report, 14 July 2026
  • No one was ever charged with pulling the trigger, but three other men, Paul McIntyre, 58, Peter Cavanagh, 37, and Jordan Gareth Devine, 25, were charged with murder as accomplices for encouraging or assisting the shooter.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of accomplices

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