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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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Many fans discovered her via the track “new friends,” an honest and lighthearted bop about not wanting to be friends with an ex.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Dorsey and Musk are known to be friends and Dorsey had only recently left as head of the platform a few months prior to Musk's takeover bid, having led the company for seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

And there’s adult blame when the kids fight or decide they don’t want to be friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

The court heard in bodyworn footage, the woman can be heard telling officers: "It was like jealousy, controlling of like who I can be friends with."

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

“Do you want to be friends with Brandon again?”

From "Clairboyance" by Kristiana Kahakauwila

be friends

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