Friends [frend] Example Sentences
Main Entry:
friend [frend]
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: confidant, companion
Synonyms: acquaintance, ally, alter ego, associate, bosom buddy, buddy, chum*, classmate, cohort, colleague, companion*, compatriot, comrade, consort, cousin, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, partner, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick, soul mate*, spare*, well-wisher
Antonyms: enemy, foe
Concept Thesaurus
Concept: Friend.
Category: 1. Social Affections
Synonyms:
-nouns
friend, friend of one's bosom; acquaintance, neighbor, wellwisher; alter ego; bosom friend, fast friend; amicus; usque ad aras; fidus Achates; persona grata., favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas; tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer; ally; friend in need (auxiliary)., associate, compeer, comrade, mate, companion, confrere, camarade, confidante; old crony, crony; chum; pal; playfellow, playmate; schoolfellow; bedfellow, bedmate; chamber fellow; classfellow, classman, classmate; fellow man, stable companion; maid of honor., compatriot; fellow countryman, countryman., roommate, shopmate, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner., Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Nisus and Euryalus, Damon and Pythias, par nobile fratrum., host, Amphitryon, Boniface; guest, visitor, protégé.
-phrases
amici probantur rebus adversis; ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne Freund; "best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness" [G. Eliot]; conocidos muchos amigos pocos; "friend more divine than all divinities" [G. Eliot]; vida sin amigo
Antonyms: enemy
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Main Entry: acquaintance
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: a person known informally
Synonyms: associate, association, colleague, companion, contact, friend, neighbor
Antonyms: stranger
Example Sentences
  • How you add friends depends on which privacy level you chose for your group.
  • Kalam and his friends have been in regular telephone contact with their families.
  • Entertaining friends and family is a big part of the holiday season.
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Main Entry: adviser/advisor
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps
Synonyms: Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, quarterback, referee, righthand person, second-guesser, teacher, tutor
Main Entry: ally
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: something united with another, especially by treaty
Synonyms: accessory, accomplice, associate, co-worker, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, confederate, friend, helper, partner
Antonyms: antagonist, enemy
Main Entry: assistant
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: helper
Synonyms: abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, backup*, coadjutant, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, companion, confederate, cooperator, deputy, fellow worker, flunky, follower, friend, gofer, help, helpmate, mate, partner, patron, peon*, representative, right-hand person, secretary, subordinate, supporter, temp, temporary worker
Main Entry: associate
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: colleague
Synonyms: accessory, accomplice, affiliate, aid, ally, assistant, auxiliary, branch, buddy, chum, clubber, co-worker, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, comrade, confederate, consort, cooperator, crony, fellow, friend, helper, joiner, kissing cousin, mate, offshoot, one of the folks, pal, pard, partner, peer, playmate, sidekick
Antonyms: antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger
Main Entry: birds of a feather
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: matching pair
Synonyms: Bobbsey twins, close friends, compadres, comrades, couple, friends, matching set, pair, peas in a pod, two minds thinking as one, two of a kind
Main Entry: boyfriend
Part of Speech: noun
Definition: male acquaintance or romantic companion
Synonyms: admirer, beau, companion, confidant, date, escort, fiancé, flame*, follower, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, suitor, swain, sweetheart, young man
Antonyms: girlfriend
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