best friend

[best frend] / ˈbɛst ˈfrɛnd /

NOUN

bosom friend

Synonyms

WEAK

bosom buddy close friend companion confidant dear friend pal soul mate

NOUN

fast friend

Synonyms

WEAK

constant friend devoted friend fidus Achates good friend great friend staunch friend trusted friend trusty friend

Example Sentences

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But as several years passed, and she and her writing partner and best friend Hannah McMechan, 30, moved on to other projects.

From Los Angeles Times

The type of best friend Rachel really wanted.

From Literature

Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman were best friends who vanished after leaving a family barbecue in 2002 in their small town near Cambridge.

From BBC

Knowing my best friend was in a similar situationship, I found myself suggesting a curious social alternative.

From Los Angeles Times

"It really means a lot to me to have found that community and those people that I can really call my best friends through life," she says.

From BBC