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be friends

VERB

associate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany join mix

STRONG

amalgamate confederate consort fraternize hobnob mingle pool

WEAK

be in cahoots buddy up bunch up come together gang up get in on get in with get into get together go along with go partners hang around hang out hang out with join up with line up with pal up play footsie with run around with run with string along with swing with take up with team up throw in together tie in tie up truck with work with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide leave separate withdraw

STRONG

disagree

WEAK

avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

Example Sentences

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How do professional athletes manage to be friends while competing for the sport's biggest prizes?

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

"Reach out to people, it makes such a difference to know people and be friends with people with endometriosis."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

“Some people you just know you’ll be friends with before you even meet,” Murphy wrote in her tribute.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Both women would prefer to be friends: a tale as old as time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Though, there was the possibility that after Pond was healed, they would no longer be friends.

From "Healer of the Water Monster" by Brian Young