FRIENDLIES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

friendlies

noun

plural of friendly

as in friends

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Noun

In the weeks since her son died during a Fourth of July boating trip with friends, Christine Wells-Wonsley and her husband, Elmore, have become a fixture at the civil rights attorney’s side.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Afterward, a few friends made the half-mile trek east to the Mabee Center on the edge of campus.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of friends

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Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches.

— Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good.

— Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of buddies

Noun

Commissioned by Mattel as a blatant weekly half-hour commercial for its popular toy line, the show pits He-Man and his heroic chums against the evil (but strangely inept) Skeletor in a battle for control of Castle Grayskull.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026
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

Definition of chums

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Beyond facing longtime pals Iowa and Minnesota, Wisconsin plays Notre Dame at Lambeau Field in Green Bay to open the season, travels to Happy Valley and hosts USC.

— Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
That said, this episode — which focused on Barney trying to win over Robin’s scary father as Ted tried to deal with his feelings about his pals’ impending nuptials — hit the right notes, both emotionally and mythologically.

— Erin Strecker, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of pals

Noun

Shirley gets one of her compadres in Mechanical, Ossie (Michael Younis), to send Juliette further into the Down Deep using their little dumbwaiter contraption.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
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

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