Synonyms of comrades

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• associates
• colleagues
• friends
• buddies
• peers
• accomplices
• compatriots
• cohorts
• companions
• classmates
• fellows
• compeers
• teammates
• cronies
• partners
• mates
• allies
• running mates
• collaborators
• coworkers
• pals
• workmates
• chums
• hobnobbers
• affiliates
• countrymen
• confidants
• equals
• shipmates
• confederates
• messmates
• intimates
• playmates
• schoolmates
• familiars
• halves
• roommates
• housemates
• hearties
• escorts
• attendants
• parasites
• playfellows
• leeches
• hangers-on

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friends
• buddies
• colleagues
• pals
• confidants
• chums
• compadres
• sisters
• musketeers
• cronies
• intimates
• confidantes
• amigos
• acquaintances
• brothers
• familiars
• partners
• mates
• alter egos
• allies
• companions
• peers
• associates
• collaborators
• cohorts
• fellows
• accomplices
• sympathizers
• supporters
• blood brothers
• confederates
• sports
• benefactors
• hearties
• abettors
• pen pals
• well-wishers
• friendlies
• hobnobbers
• main men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemies
• foes
• competitors
• opponents
• adversaries
• antagonists
• rivals
• archenemies
• nemeses

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• communists
• socialists
• Reds
• commies
• Marxists
• revolutionaries
• leftists
• Bolsheviks
• Trotskyists
• Stalinists
• Trotskyites
• radicals
• Leninists
• Maoists
• social democrats
• lefties
• extremists
• pinks
• pinkos
• revolutionists
• Leninites

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• capitalists

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of comrades

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

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

In just the three hours of playtime, Logan nor his comrades have an issue with cussing. — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026