Antonyms for friend
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WiktionaryRate these synonyms:5.0 / 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

   Antonyms:
   defriend, unfriend

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

4. friendnoun

   An associate who provides assistance.

   Antonyms:
   enemy, foe

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

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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 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.

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

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

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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friend

   Antonyms:
   opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, enemy

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

Matched Categories

1. • Christian
   • Advocate
   • Associate
   • Person

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:4.3 / 3 votes

1. friendnoun

   a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

   "he was my best friend at the university"

   Antonyms:
   enemy, foe

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

2. ally, friendnoun

   an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

   "he's a good ally in fight"

   Antonyms:
   foe, enemy

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   enemy, foe

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

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"

   Antonyms:
   enemy, foe

   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

5. Friend, Quakernoun

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

   Antonyms:
   enemy, foe

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

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friendnoun

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

Editors ContributionRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. assailant

   a friend is someone nice, not mean.

   "my friend would never hurt me, she is not an assailant."

   Submitted by JP03 on January 22, 2015  

How to use friend in a sentence?

1. Ralph Waldo Emerson:

   What can we see, read, acquire, but ourselves. Take the book, my friend, and read your eyes out, you will never find there what I find.

2. Joe Biden:

   Thus far, my distinguished friend, the senator on my left, has not said how she's going to pay for it.

3. Bryan Fuller:

   We had been telling the story of Hannibal Lecter, foreigner in America, so far, and now we transition the story, he's returning to more familiar settings to lick his wounds. It allows us to explore the emotional bandwidth of his character and see him pining for his friend Will.

4. Samuel Cunningham:

   Preparation is not the enemy of success, but a dear friend. Be good to yourself and the favor will return.

5. South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham:

   We have too many, people on one stage and too few on the other, i don't mind being asked hard questions and challenging questions, I think some of the questions have been downright silly and this thing has gone on too long, the second debate went on too long, the last debate was just a complete food fight. So we're trying to take control of the process. And Reince Priebus is a good friend, my beef is not with him.

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