| Main Entry: | friend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confidant, companion |
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acquaintance, ally, alter ego, associate, bosom buddy, buddy, chum*, classmate, cohort, colleague, companion*, compatriot, comrade, consort, cousin, crony, familiar, intimate, mate, pal, partner, playmate, roommate, schoolmate, sidekick, soul mate*, spare*, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
enemy, foe |
| Main Entry: | friend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | benefactor |
Synonyms: |
accomplice, adherent, advocate, ally, associate, backer, partisan, patron, supporter, well-wisher |
Antonyms: |
detractor, opponent |
| Concept: | Friend. |
| Category: | 1. Social Affections |
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-nouns
friend, friend of one's bosom; acquaintance, neighbor, wellwisher; alter ego; bosom friend, fast friend; amicus; usque ad aras; fidus Achates; persona grata., favorer, fautor, patron, Mecaenas; tutelary saint, good genius, advocate, partisan, sympathizer; ally; friend in need (auxiliary)., associate, compeer, comrade, mate, companion, confrere, camarade, confidante; old crony, crony; chum; pal; playfellow, playmate; schoolfellow; bedfellow, bedmate; chamber fellow; classfellow, classman, classmate; fellow man, stable companion; maid of honor., compatriot; fellow countryman, countryman., roommate, shopmate, shipmate, messmate; fellow companion, boon companion, pot companion; copartner, partner., Arcades ambo Pylades and Orestes Castor and Pollux, Nisus and Euryalus, Damon and Pythias, par nobile fratrum., host, Amphitryon, Boniface; guest, visitor, protégé.
-phrases
amici probantur rebus adversis; ohne bruder kann man leben nicht ohne Freund; "best friend, my well-spring in the wilderness" [G. Eliot]; conocidos muchos amigos pocos; "friend more divine than all divinities" [G. Eliot]; vida sin amigo
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Antonyms: |
enemy |
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| Main Entry: | acquaintance |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | a person known informally |
Synonyms: |
associate, association, colleague, companion, contact, friend, neighbor |
Antonyms: |
stranger |
| Main Entry: | adviser/advisor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who recommends, teaches, or otherwise helps |
Synonyms: |
Dutch uncle, aide, attorney, authority, backseat driver, buttinski, clubhouse lawyer, coach, confidant, consultant, counsel, counselor, director, doctor, expert, friend, guide, helper, instructor, judge, kibitzer, lawyer, mentor, monitor, partner, priest, quarterback, referee, righthand person, second-guesser, teacher, tutor |
| Main Entry: | ally |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something united with another, especially by treaty |
Synonyms: |
accessory, accomplice, associate, co-worker, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, confederate, friend, helper, partner |
Antonyms: |
antagonist, enemy |
| Main Entry: | assistant |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | helper |
Synonyms: |
abettor, accessory, accomplice, adherent, adjunct, aide, ally, appointee, apprentice, associate, attendant, auxiliary, backer, backup*, coadjutant, coadjutor, collaborator, colleague, companion, confederate, cooperator, deputy, fellow worker, flunky, follower, friend, gofer, help, helpmate, mate, partner, patron, peon*, representative, right-hand person, secretary, subordinate, supporter, temp, temporary worker |
| Main Entry: | associate |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | colleague |
Synonyms: |
accessory, accomplice, affiliate, aid, ally, assistant, auxiliary, branch, buddy, chum, clubber, co-worker, cohort, collaborator, companion, compatriot, comrade, confederate, consort, cooperator, crony, fellow, friend, helper, joiner, kissing cousin, mate, offshoot, one of the folks, pal, pard, partner, peer, playmate, sidekick |
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antagonist, competitor, enemy, foe, opponent, rival, stranger |
| Main Entry: | birds of a feather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | matching pair |
Synonyms: |
Bobbsey twins, close friends, compadres, comrades, couple, friends, matching set, pair, peas in a pod, two minds thinking as one, two of a kind |
| Main Entry: | boyfriend |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male acquaintance or romantic companion |
Synonyms: |
admirer, beau, companion, confidant, date, escort, fiancé, flame*, follower, friend, intimate, partner, soul mate, steady, suitor, swain, sweetheart, young man |
Antonyms: |
girlfriend |