Synonyms of friend

friend 1 of 2

noun

ˈfrend 

1

as in buddy

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets

Synonyms & Similar Words

• buddy
• colleague
• confidant
• pal
• sister
• brother
• partner
• comrade
• confidante
• chum
• compadre
• acquaintance
• mate
• familiar
• companion
• intimate
• fellow
• alter ego
• musketeer
• crony
• amigo
• peer
• associate
• ally
• collaborator
• supporter
• accomplice
• benefactor
• cohort
• blood brother
• hearty
• sympathizer
• sport
• pen pal
• hobnobber
• main man
• abettor
• friendly
• well-wisher
• abetter
• confederate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• competitor
• opponent
• adversary
• rival
• antagonist
• nemesis
• archenemy

2

as in proponent

a person who actively supports or favors a cause

hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• proponent
• supporter
• advocate
• advocator
• exponent
• promoter
• protagonist
• apostle
• booster
• champion
• white knight
• high priest
• paladin
• true believer
• gospeller
• disciple
• hierophant
• stalwart
• espouser
• backer
• expounder
• tub-thumper
• herald
• loyalist
• interpreter
• partizan
• adherent
• follower
• gospeler
• cheerleader
• cohort
• encourager
• fellow traveler
• partisan
• applauder

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opponent
• enemy
• adversary
• antagonist
• foe
• rival
• critic
• belittler
• faultfinder

friend

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verb

as in to befriend

Synonyms & Similar Words

• befriend
• company
• associate
• chum
• travel
• hook up
• consort
• sort
• fraternize
• couple
• hang (around or out)
• group
• club
• ally
• bond
• link
• join
• team
• get along
• affiliate
• connect
• pal (around)
• gang
• confederate
• side
• collaborate
• band
• consociate
• get on
• socialize
• mix
• relate
• hobnob
• run
• cooperate
• league
• tie
• mess around
• attach
• rally
• knot
• wed
• mingle
• collude
• interrelate
• conjoin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• snub
• alienate
• cold-shoulder
• split (up)
• break up
• split
• estrange
• divorce
• disband
• sever
• disperse
• dissociate
• sunder
• disunite
• disjoin

Examples of friend in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Being sick and unable to pick up a prescription used to require some help from a friend. —Aditi Shrikant, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2024

Patrick is friends and teammates with Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, and Swift and Brittany Mahomes were photographed hugging each other at the U.S. Open tennis tournament earlier this month in New York. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024

Verb

The service gave family and friends the opportunity to reminisce about a life that had touched so many others. —Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 31 Mar. 2024

The Westfield incident began last summer when a male high school student asked to friend a 15-year-old female classmate on Instagram who had a private account, according to a lawsuit against the boy and his parents brought by the young woman and her family. —Natasha Singer, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024