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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 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 Lee’s tragicomic blankness makes the haplessness of his comrades’ efforts to bring him in as an ostensible traitor all the funnier. — Jake Cole, IndieWire, 10 Sep. 2026 Always in motion, Ortiz shuttled in and out of the apartment over the next few days, writing reports in code, meeting with trade-union comrades. — Literary Hub, 31 Aug. 2026 Pezzulo was attempting to lift debris off his comrades when the North Tower collapsed 30 minutes later and he was buried by falling debris. — ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026 But there’s always room to commune with the comrades who were there at the start. — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comrades
  1. associates
  2. friends
  3. communists
  4. colleagues
  5. buddies
  6. socialists
  7. peers
  8. accomplices
Noun
  • One of Sanchez’s associates shot at the policemen, who returned fire.
    — Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026
  • It’s been commonly accepted that American corporations and individuals pay for young associates with prestigious credentials an alarmingly high billable hour to complete non-legal tasks.
    — Logan Brown, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of associates
Noun
  • But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered.
    — Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of friends
Noun
  • Beijing’s new exit rules show the naivete of trying to work with the communists on pacing the frontier.
    — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Speakers blasted the opposing party as socialists and communists in speech after speech.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of communists
Noun
  • Kyl rose to a leadership position during his last full term in the Senate, when his Republican colleagues selected him as minority whip.
    — JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Wixted and his colleagues have found that confidence in court is a poor indicator of a witness’s accuracy.
    — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Rosé lives the California dream, as her buddies drop into empty swimming pools on skateboards, bounce on mattresses and get up to good, clean fun.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The two meet cute at a deeply awful Toronto nightclub; Emma is trying to feel young and free, while Raiff’s character, an old soul in a twenty-something body, is taken by the somewhat older woman who is much more fun than his drunk buddies.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • These included their overall assessment of the democratic socialists, the relatively new mayor Mamdani, and Ocasio-Cortez, the four-term congresswoman who hasn't ruled out a 2028 run for president.
    — Terry Collins, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Speakers blasted the opposing party as socialists and communists in speech after speech.
    — Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of socialists
Noun
  • Adding value to raw materials, which South Africa already does to a greater extent than its African peers, is the goal of countries across the continent.
    — Alexis Akwagyiram, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026
  • In academic performance, boys lag well behind girls in elementary school, high school, and college, where female undergraduates now outnumber their male peers roughly 2 to 1.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of peers
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors collected the text messages, emails, bank withdrawals and deposits, and confessions of Diamantis accomplices in his bribery and extortion scheme.
    — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
  • The accomplices each needed to grab one warrant in plain sight with all the other contestants milling about or else face elimination.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of accomplices

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“Comrades.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comrades. Accessed 25 Sep. 2026.

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