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Est. 1828
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Synonyms of friending

  • as in befriending
  • as in befriending
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friending

verb

Definition of friendingnext
present participle of friend
as in befriending

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • befriending
  • fraternizing
  • travelling
  • traveling
  • associating
  • consorting
  • sorting
  • chumming
  • socializing
  • hobnobbing
  • linking
  • hanging (around or out)
  • connecting
  • mingling
  • collaborating
  • companying
  • joining
  • mixing
  • affiliating
  • cooperating
  • ganging
  • hooking up
  • allying
  • bonding
  • attaching
  • relating
  • palling (around)
  • messing around
  • teaming
  • grouping
  • tying
  • coupling
  • interrelating
  • colluding
  • conjoining
  • clubbing
  • tieing
  • siding
  • running
  • banding
  • getting along
  • getting on
  • confederating
  • knotting
  • wedding
  • rallying
  • consociating
  • leaguing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • avoiding
  • shunning
  • snubbing
  • alienating
  • estranging
  • dispersing
  • disbanding
  • splitting (up)
  • cold-shouldering
  • splitting
  • severing
  • divorcing
  • dissociating
  • breaking up
  • sundering
  • disjoining
  • disuniting

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“Friending.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friending. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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