Synonyms for BUDDY
ˈbʌd ibud·dy

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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

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

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

   a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

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

Matched Categories

1. • Friend

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1. List of paraphrases for "buddy":

   pal, mate, friend, dude, boyfriend, bro, man, -buddy, boy, bud, old, fella, guy, homie, pally, homeboy, dawg, bonhomme, chum, comrade, laddie, son, buddy-boy, brother

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1. List of known nicknames for "Buddy":

   Sebastian Erl, Jeznach, Bartosch, B. Jeznach, Buddy Inflagranti

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How to use BUDDY in a sentence?

1. Earlham Mayor Jeff Lillie:

   It came at the end of a couple really hard weeks, i remember going home and walking through the front door, and I couldn't speak for a minute. I was just crying like a baby, and my little boy saw me and wrapped around my leg and said,' Daddy what's wrong ?' And eventually I was able to choke it out :' Buddy, right now, for once, nothing's wrong.'.

2. Scott Larimer:

   That was an agonizing choice they had to make, to leave a buddy behind.

3. Kenneth Stuck:

   He was the greatest buddy you could ever have, we were really close….I’m just glad he’ll finally be home.

4. Larry Foulke:

   So, tell me. Have you found a reason to fight yet? Buddy.

5. Chuck Negron:

   I got a call from Buddy Arnolds, who started the program, and he said, ‘Kurt Cobain is at this hospital, and I just visited him. He would like to meet you,’ he wasn’t aware of my music… He was aware of my being a world-class junkie. He wanted to meet the junkie that got clean.