friendlies

plural of friendly

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for friendlies
Noun
  • Along with the cooling centers, pools and splash pads will also be available, and well-being checks for friends and loved ones are available through 311.
    Charlie De Mar, CBS News, 29 June 2026
  • After Kinney's death was announced, friends, family members and local community members shared tributes to her on social media.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
Noun
  • Solo travelers might ask their butlers for assistance securing card game players, shore outing buddies, or tablemates for dinner.
    Janice Wald Henderson, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 June 2026
  • He’s even made a game out of it with his travel buddies.
    Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure, 24 June 2026
Noun
  • To be sure, Maher’s ready wit and spontaneous repartee as a talk show host were central themes for the parade of chums who praised the honoree.
    Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026
  • In this entry, the third of the series, Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and his chums at a children’s finishing school for magicians called Hogwarts must work together to protect Harry from a killer named Sirius Black (Gary Oldman), who intends to kill the young wizard.
    David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Cats make wonderful friends and, for the witchy folks among us, maybe even familiars.
    Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Nov. 2025
  • The cast also includes franchise familiars Courteney Cox, Scott Foley, Mason Gooding, and Jasmin Savoy Brown.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In addition to one very big bow, the clip also starred a then-unknown John Leguizamo as one of the artist's pals.
    Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Hollywood pals, including Josh Gad, posted tributes in his honor.
    Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
Noun
  • 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
Noun
  • Clear and Cohen were amigos, and rather than compete, linked arms on Backrooms and won the producer bakeoff.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 31 May 2026
  • Amigos son los amigos (Friends Will Be Friends, 1989–1992), Grande, Pá!
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 12 May 2026
Noun
  • Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.
    Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Friendlies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/friendlies. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster