Synonyms for friend
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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 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.

   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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friend

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

   Antonyms:
   opponent, foe, adversary, antagonist, enemy

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms: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"

   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

Matched Categories

1. • Christian
   • Advocate
   • Associate
   • Person

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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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:5.0 / 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

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1. friendnoun

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

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1. List of paraphrases for "friend":

   amigo, boyfriend, girlfriend, ami, buddy, amie, freund, pal, mai, friends, friendly, mate, siddik, colleague

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How to use friend in a sentence?

1. Dolly Parton:

   Well, I couldnt believe it this morning when I got up, turned on the TV checking to see what the coronavirus was doing, and they told me that my friend and Kenny Rogers had passed away.

2. Bo Copley:

   I just want to know how you can say you’re going to put a lot of coal miners out of, out of jobs, and then come in here and tell us how you’re going to be our friend, because those people out there don’t see you as a friend.

3. Mark Twain, Following the Equator (1897):

   It takes your enemy and your friend, working together, to hurt you: the one to slander you, and the other to get the news to you.

4. Edward R. Murrow:

   If none of us ever read a book that was 'dangerous,' had a friend who was 'different' or joined an organization that advocated 'change,' we would all be just the kind of people Joe McCarthy wants. Whose fault is that Not really McCarthy's. He didn't create this situation of fear. He merely exploited it, and rather successfully.

5. Elisabet Quispe:

   They will not let me in to say goodbye to my friend, this is a terrible time, living with the coronavirus disease, and this will make it unforgettable.