Synonyms of buddy-buddy

buddy-buddy

adjective

ˌbə-dē-ˈbə-dē 

1

as in familiar

closely acquainted

those two army officers have been buddy-buddy for years

Synonyms & Similar Words

• familiar
• intimate
• close
• friendly
• chummy
• inseparable
• bosom
• tight
• inward
• especial
• comfortable
• near
• thick
• affectionate
• loving
• social
• companionable
• cordial
• convivial
• dear
• affable
• gregarious
• gracious
• clannish
• neighborly
• easy
• genial
• close-knit
• amicable
• tight-knit
• sociable
• hearty
• secretive
• cozy
• confidential
• adoring
• boon
• warm
• fond
• devoted
• tender
• tenderhearted
• snug

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• distant
• distant
• cold
• aloof
• withdrawn
• cool
• remote
• detached
• unfriendly
• antisocial
• frosty
• standoffish
• reserved
• unsociable

2

as in friendly

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest

he's even buddy-buddy to people he's only just met

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friendly
• warm
• chummy
• comradely
• gracious
• collegial
• neighborly
• companionable
• merry
• amicable
• cordial
• affectionate
• sweet
• nice
• hail-fellow-well-met
• loving
• genial
• warmhearted
• hearty
• fraternal
• matey
• palsy-walsy
• palsy
• hail-fellow
• social
• familiar
• good-natured
• bonhomous
• jolly
• hospitable
• approachable
• convivial
• clubby
• affable
• jovial
• close
• gregarious
• brotherly
• outgoing
• agreeable
• sisterly
• folksy
• sociable
• intimate
• extraverted
• adoring
• good-tempered
• devoted
• extroverted
• fond
• tenderhearted
• tender
• lovesome

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• hostile
• antagonistic
• unfriendly
• alienated
• cool
• cold
• icy
• frosty
• chilly
• aggressive
• glacial
• frigid
• belligerent
• combative
• estranged
• wintry
• contentious
• pugnacious
• argumentative
• unsocial
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• bellicose
• inimical
• scrappy
• cold-blooded
• unsociable
• inhospitable
• wintery
• disputatious

Examples of buddy-buddy in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Fuqua made sure this wasn’t your ordinary buddy-buddy action-thriller cop film. —Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 19 June 2024

Donald Trump isn’t so buddy-buddy with his former star attorney these days. —Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling, The New Republic, 24 Oct. 2023

Farley expressed a real buddy-buddy persona with the rival CEO, even recalling a story of his own children ribbing him over Tesla’s superior charging network. —Umar Shakir, The Verge, 8 June 2023

After the Warriors’ 121-106 win in Game 5 on Wednesday night, Draymond Green went all buddy-buddy with Matthew McConaughey outside the Warriors’ locker room. —Scott Ostler, San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2023