Antonyms for buddy
ˈbʌd ibud·dy

WiktionaryRate these synonyms:3.0 / 1 vote

1. buddynoun

   Synonyms:
   mate

2. buddynoun

   To assign a buddy, or partner.

   They have been buddies since they were in school.

   Synonyms:
   mate

3. buddynoun

   A partner for a particular activity.

   drinking buddies

   Synonyms:
   mate

4. buddynoun

   An informal and friendly address to a stranger; a friendly placeholder name for a person one does not know.

   Hey, buddy, I think you dropped this.

   Synonyms:
   mate

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1. • Friend

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekicknoun

   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

   Synonyms:
   chum, chum salmon, brother, crony, blood brother, sidekick, comrade, pal

How to use buddy in a sentence?

1. Chris Norman:

   I saw a man with what I think was an AK-47 -- anyway, it was some kind of machine gun or submachine gun, my first reaction was to sit down and hide. Then I heard one guy, an American, say, 'Go get him' and I heard another American say, 'Don't you do that, buddy' or something like that.

2. Ryan Seacrest:

   Welcome to' American Idol.' Now, I am not Ryan Seacrest ; I am Ryan Seacrest, sadly, Ryan is sick, and I look most like him so they asked me to fill his shoes tonight. Ryan, love you, buddy. Hope you get better.

3. Claire Tran:

   I’ve had one person ask me to be his ‘hurricane buddy’ and another guy even offered to come pick me up and take me back to his place to hang out before conditions get too bad to make sure I’m OK since I’m here all by myself, maybe my soul mate is out there in the storm somewhere.

4. Larry Foulke:

   Yo buddy, still alive? And thanks friend. See you again

5. Michael Mendoza:

   My buddy lost his eyesight, my other buddy lost both his legs, they have their challenges and [it’s why] I don’t want to give up.

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