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companion

[kuhm-pan-yuhn] / kəmˈpæn yən /
NOUN
helper, friend
Synonyms
STRONGEST
accomplice aide ally assistant associate buddy co-worker colleague comrade cousin crony guide mate nurse partner playmate protector
STRONG
accompaniment attendant chaperon complement concomitant confederate consort convoy counterpart double escort match pal roomie safeguard sancho sidekick
WEAK
comate cuz pard
Antonyms
STRONGEST
antagonist enemy foe opponent
WEAK
foreigner stranger

Example Sentences

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Instead, it formed in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest companion galaxy, and later migrated into our galaxy billions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

“Mountain lion kittens tend to thrive with a companion, a strategy the Zoo has successfully used with other rescues,” the zoo said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

At the World Cup they must pay full price and there is no free ticket for a companion.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

As “The Ten Commandments” hits its 70th anniversary this year, Moses’ staff passes to Ben Kingsley, who stars in “The Old Stories: Moses,” a companion piece to “House of David” premiering later this spring.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

Especially with her godmother's conjure companion, Echi, watching overhead in the bottle tree.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton