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Wiktionary5.0 / 2 votes

  1. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    befriend

  2. friendnoun

    A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends.

    Synonyms:
    boyfriend, mate, protagonist, booster, supporter, champion, pal, buddy, ally, admirer, acquaintance, buster, girlfriend, lover

  3. friendnoun

    (rock-climbing) Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device now manufactured by Wild Country. Now used (often without initial capital) to refer to any such device.

    See

    Synonyms:
    ally, admirer, pal, lover, champion, protagonist, acquaintance, mate, buddy, buster, booster, boyfriend, girlfriend, supporter

    Antonyms:
    defriend, unfriend

  4. friendnoun

    An associate who provides assistance.

    Synonyms:
    pal, buster, mate, ally, acquaintance, lover, girlfriend, protagonist, champion, admirer, supporter, buddy, boyfriend, booster

    Antonyms:
    enemy, foe

  5. friendnoun

    A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

    Synonyms:
    buster, champion, admirer, lover, girlfriend, pal, buddy, booster, acquaintance, mate, boyfriend, ally, protagonist, supporter

  6. friendnoun

    A person who backs or supports something.

    I’m not a friend of cheap wine.

    Synonyms:
    acquaintance, buster, boyfriend, protagonist, supporter, admirer, girlfriend, mate, ally, buddy, champion, booster, pal, lover

  7. friendnoun

    An object or idea that can be used for good.

    Google is your friend.

    Synonyms:
    mate, pal, champion, lover, acquaintance, buddy, girlfriend, ally, supporter, booster, admirer, buster, protagonist, boyfriend

  8. friendnoun

    Used as a form of address when warning someone.

    You’d better watch it, friend.

    Synonyms:
    lover, buster, boyfriend, supporter, booster, buddy, mate, ally, champion, protagonist, girlfriend, acquaintance, pal, admirer

  9. friendnoun

    In object-oriented programming, a function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

    Synonyms:
    booster, protagonist, girlfriend, supporter, lover, acquaintance, mate, champion, pal, boyfriend, admirer, ally, buster, buddy

  10. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    crony, mate, chum, buddy, bro, pal, amigo, bud

    Antonyms:
    enemy, nemesis, foe

English Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 2 votes

  1. friend

    An associate as used officially implies a chief, leader, or principal, to whom the associate is not fully equal in rank. Associate is popularly used of mere friendly relations, but oftener implies some work, enterprise, or pursuit in which the associated persons unite. We rarely speak of associates in crime or wrong, using confederates or accomplices instead. Companion gives itself with equal readiness to the good or evil sense, as also does comrade. One may be a companion in travel who would not readily become an associate at home. A lady advertises for a companion; she would not advertise for an associate. Peer implies equality rather than companionship; as, a jury of his peers. Comrade expresses more fellowship and good feeling than companion. Fellow has almost gone out of use in this connection, except in an inferior or patronizing sense. Consort is a word of equality and dignity, as applied especially to the marriage relation. Compare ACCESSORY; ACQUAINTANCE; FRIENDSHIP.

    Synonyms:
    accomplice, ally, associate, chum, coadjutor, colleague, companion, comrade, confederate, consort, fellow, helpmate, mate, partner, peer

    Antonyms:
    antagonist, enemy, foe, hinderer, opponent, opposer, rival, stranger

    Preposition:
    These were the associates of the leader in the enterprise.

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. friend

    Synonyms:
    associate, companion, acquaintance, familiar, ally, chum, messmate, coadjutor, confidant, adherent

    Antonyms:
    opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, enemy

Princeton's WordNet4.3 / 3 votes

  1. friendnoun

    a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

    "he was my best friend at the university"

    Synonyms:
    supporter, champion, acquaintance, ally, admirer, booster, protagonist

    Antonyms:
    enemy, foe

  2. ally, friendnoun

    an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

    "he's a good ally in fight"

    Synonyms:
    acquaintance, ally, supporter, admirer, protagonist, champion, booster

    Antonyms:
    foe, enemy

  3. acquaintance, friendnoun

    a person with whom you are acquainted

    "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"

    Synonyms:
    acquaintance, ally, booster, conversancy, admirer, familiarity, champion, supporter, conversance, acquaintanceship, protagonist

    Antonyms:
    enemy, foe

  4. supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun

    a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

    "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

    Synonyms:
    booster shot, promoter, wiz, whiz, acquaintance, plugger, recall dose, booster station, takeoff booster, maven, adorer, protagonist, booster unit, paladin, athletic supporter, jock, whizz, ally, takeoff rocket, booster, shoplifter, relay link, assistant, hotshot, hero, sensation, lifter, mavin, suspensor, ace, genius, star, relay transmitter, title-holder, agonist, help, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, helper, supporter, booster dose, jockstrap, adept, relay station, superstar, champ, booster rocket, admirer, booster amplifier, garter, champion, sponsor, patron

    Antonyms:
    enemy, foe

  5. Friend, Quakernoun

    a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

    Synonyms:
    acquaintance, ally, supporter, trembler, admirer, protagonist, champion, booster

    Antonyms:
    enemy, foe

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pet

    why i say pet is a friend is because they are our everyday companion in whatever little things we do at home which involves fun and out door activities.

    example. fetch a ball when playing soccer or tennis

    Submitted by christinemariye60 on April 13, 2019  

Dictionary of English Synonymes5.0 / 1 vote

  1. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    patron, advocate, confidant, adherent, associate, ally, intimate, good genius, bosom friend

  2. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    favorer, encourager, well-wisher

  3. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    quaker

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. friendnoun

    Synonyms:
    wellwisher, intimate, confidante, chum, associate, patron, advocate, adherent, supporter, ally, confrère, quaker

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How to use friend in a sentence?

  1. Johnny Isakson:

    I want to thank John McCain, whose idea this was originally : a great hero to all of us, a friend to all of us, one we love and pray for today as John McCain recovers from cancer. John McCain is the one who started the movement toward Choice, and John McCain deserves the credit for it.

  2. Berry Gordy:

    Lamont Dozier was a good friend and will be missed by the entire Motown Family. My sincere condolences to Lamont Dozier family and friends.

  3. Doug Larson:

    The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop to admitting it.

  4. Bernie Sanders:

    Joe is a friend of mine and he has different points of view on health care than I do, that's great. We'll debate those issues. But we should not have a distortion of what Medicare for All stands for.

  5. Monica Canaza:

    We must have faith. My close friend told me she acquired three vehicles in one year. I told her :' That's great !' I also told her that I have two vehicles, in January, I will buy another baby. That is, another vehicle.


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