friend synonyms

friend

n.

  1. A person with whom one has mutual attachment

    companion, intimate, confidant, comrade, familiar, schoolmate, playmate, best friend, close friend, roommate, bedfellow, fellow, fast friend, bosom friend, boon companion, mate, alter ego, other self, soul mate, crony*, buddy*, sidekick*, bosom buddy*, homeboy*, homegirl*. *

    Antonyms foe, enemy*, stranger. *

  2. An ally

    compatriot, confrere, colleague; see associate.

  3. A patron

    supporter, backer, advocate, sympathizer; see patron 1.

make friends with

befriend, strike up a friendship with, buddy up to*; see associate 1.

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