Synonyms for friend
Another word for friend is ally, acquaintance or champion. Below are 7 synonyms and 30 related words across 4 senses, with antonyms.
Also searched as: friended, friending, friends.
1. noun: a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
2. noun: an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
- ally
Antonyms
- foe
3. noun: a person with whom you are acquainted
- acquaintance synonyms
4. noun: a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- champion synonyms
- supporter synonyms
- protagonist synonyms
- booster synonyms
- admirer synonyms
Related words
Broader, narrower and sibling terms from the same WordNet tree. They aren't interchangeable, but one of them is often the word you wanted.
- light synonyms
- best friend
- brother
- fellow synonyms
- friend with benefit
- girlfriend
- actor synonyms
- familiar synonyms
- mate synonyms
- worker synonyms
- buddy
- associate synonyms
- companion synonyms
- intimate synonyms
- pal synonyms
- blood brother
- end man
- connection synonyms
- class fellow
- pickup synonyms
- classmate
- homeboy
- doer
- schoolmate
- messmate
- bunkmate
- campmate
- schoolfellow
- advocate synonyms
- partisan synonyms
Friend in word games
- Letters
- 6
- Scrabble
- 10
- Words With Friends
- 11
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- Everyday word
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Questions people ask
What is another word for friend?
You can say ally, acquaintance, champion, supporter or protagonist instead of friend. Which one fits depends on the sense; the first sense above means "a person you know well and regard with affection and trust".
What is the opposite of friend?
The opposite of friend is foe.
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