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

But the mass rebellion Brown predicted never materialized, leaving him and his comrades trapped inside the arsenal. — Marissa J. Lang, NPR, 26 June 2026

One of his book-hunting comrades was his longtime friend and fellow New York guitar visionary Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. — Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2026

But Sharako simply pushed him overboard before ordering her men to throw Tyland's other armored comrades off as well. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 22 June 2026

The moderate president, Masoud Pezeshkian, remains constrained to administrative governance and his reformist comrades have been pushed to the side – some even reportedly under house arrest. — Mostafa Salem, CNN Money, 18 June 2026

Against a solid wall of shot and cannon fire, the Marylanders pressed forward, closing their ranks as their comrades dropped. — Paul Callahan, Baltimore Sun, 14 June 2026

Amjad Yousef had appeared in a video leaked four years ago that purportedly showed him and his comrades fatally shooting dozens of people during the country’s civil war. — ABC News, 3 June 2026

The comrades put up their Platner signs. — Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 3 June 2026

Not abandoning comrades, alive or dead, is a traditional tenet of successful military culture. — Arthur I. Cyr, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026