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Synonyms for friend
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Wiktionary
friendnoun
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befriendfriendnoun
A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends.
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boyfriend, mate, protagonist, booster, supporter, champion, pal, buddy, ally, admirer, acquaintance, buster, girlfriend, loverfriendnoun
(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.
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ally, admirer, pal, lover, champion, protagonist, acquaintance, mate, buddy, buster, booster, boyfriend, girlfriend, supporterfriendnoun
An associate who provides assistance.
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pal, buster, mate, ally, acquaintance, lover, girlfriend, protagonist, champion, admirer, supporter, buddy, boyfriend, boosterfriendnoun
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted
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buster, champion, admirer, lover, girlfriend, pal, buddy, booster, acquaintance, mate, boyfriend, ally, protagonist, supporterfriendnoun
A person who backs or supports something.
I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
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acquaintance, buster, boyfriend, protagonist, supporter, admirer, girlfriend, mate, ally, buddy, champion, booster, pal, loverfriendnoun
An object or idea that can be used for good.
Google is your friend.
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mate, pal, champion, lover, acquaintance, buddy, girlfriend, ally, supporter, booster, admirer, buster, protagonist, boyfriendfriendnoun
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, admirerfriendnoun
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, buddyfriendnoun
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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.
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accomplice, ally, associate, chum, coadjutor, colleague, companion, comrade, confederate, consort, fellow, helpmate, mate, partner, peerAntonyms:
antagonist, enemy, foe, hinderer, opponent, opposer, rival, strangerPreposition:
These were the associates of the leader in the enterprise.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
friendnoun
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
"he was my best friend at the university"
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supporter, champion, acquaintance, ally, admirer, booster, protagonistally, friendnoun
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
"he's a good ally in fight"
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acquaintance, ally, supporter, admirer, protagonist, champion, boosteracquaintance, friendnoun
a person with whom you are acquainted
"I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
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acquaintance, ally, booster, conversancy, admirer, familiarity, champion, supporter, conversance, acquaintanceship, protagonistsupporter, 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"
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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, patronFriend, Quakernoun
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
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acquaintance, ally, supporter, trembler, admirer, protagonist, champion, booster
Editors Contribution
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 Synonymes
friendnoun
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patron, advocate, confidant, adherent, associate, ally, intimate, good genius, bosom friendfriendnoun
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favorer, encourager, well-wisherfriendnoun
Synonyms:
quaker
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
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Words popularity by usage frequency
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#76 | help | |
#503 | friend | |
#639 | star | |
#715 | friends | |
#1254 | friendly | |
#1557 | partner | |
#2318 | assistant | |
#2366 | sponsor | |
#2475 | associate | |
#3247 | buddy | |
#4023 | peer | |
#4245 | fellow | |
#4263 | familiar | |
#4708 | champion | |
#5294 | hero | |
#5359 | wizard | |
#5688 | ace | |
#6181 | pal | |
#6294 | mate | |
#6557 | lover | |
#6838 | companion | |
#8200 | genius | |
#8203 | fighter | |
#8568 | girlfriend | |
#9413 | mai | |
#9666 | colleague | |
#10266 | boyfriend | |
#10541 | bud | |
#10766 | booster | |
#12773 | promoter | |
#12931 | helper | |
#12945 | sensation | |
#13251 | ally | |
#14122 | patron | |
#14191 | champ | |
#14609 | buster | |
#14890 | superstar | |
#15000 | supporter | |
#15106 | bro | |
#16572 | ami | |
#17710 | confederate | |
#18908 | familiarity | |
#18957 | maven | |
#20064 | adept | |
#20941 | jock | |
#22164 | acquaintance | |
#22751 | wiz | |
#24332 | paladin | |
#24947 | amigo | |
#26221 | garter | |
#26992 | agonist | |
#30049 | protagonist | |
#32361 | virtuoso | |
#32889 | comrade | |
#34408 | consort | |
#36293 | chum | |
#36509 | whiz | |
#38564 | freund | |
#39796 | lifter | |
#46836 | admirer | |
#51537 | accomplice | |
#53964 | amie | |
#56518 | adherent | |
#67703 | hotshot | |
#71717 | confidant | |
#72169 | befriend | |
#82908 | crony | |
#92369 | whizz | |
#104455 | jockstrap | |
#138084 | shoplifter | |
#169762 | coadjutor | |
#177528 | plugger | |
#185229 | helpmate | |
#265650 | mavin | |
#290097 | acquaintanceship | |
#290807 | trembler |
How to use friend in a sentence?
A Samsung phone is like a smart friend and an Apple phone is like a girlfriend to me. Then a LG phone is like a friend whom I’ve shared the ups and downs of life together with. It is sad to see the friend leaving. It is very sad.
I desire so to conduct the affairs of this administration that if at the end, when I come to lay down the reins of power, I have lost every other friend on earth, I shall at least have one friend left, and that friend shall be down inside me.
Star Wars: Episode II, we have lost a beloved member of the Star Wars family. My heart is breaking. I am so grateful I knew Peter could call him a friend. He was a mentor, a friend a family member. Peter is now one with the Force. Lovely man who loved all his fans. RIP my friend. We all love you!
A friend is someone, who upon seeing another friend in immense pain, would rather be the one experiencing the pain than to have to watch their friend suffer.
To attract good fortune, spend a new coin on an old friend, share an old pleasure with a new friend, and lift up the heart of a true friend by writing his name on the wings of a dragon.
Translations for friend
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- صديقArabic
- přítelCzech
- venDanish
- FreundGerman
- φίλοGreek
- amikoEsperanto
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- دوستPersian
- ystäväFinnish
- amiFrench
- caraIrish
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- barátHungarian
- temanIndonesian
- amicoItalian
- חברHebrew
- 友人Japanese
- ಗೆಳತಿKannada
- 친구Korean
- AmicusLatin
- vriendDutch
- vennNorwegian
- przyjacielPolish
- amigosPortuguese
- prietenRomanian
- другRussian
- vänSwedish
- நண்பன்Tamil
- స్నేహితుడుTelugu
- เพื่อนThai
- arkadaşTurkish
- одинUkrainian
- دوستUrdu
- người bạnVietnamese
- פרייַנדYiddish
- 朋友Chinese
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