friends 1 of 2

noun

Definition of friendsnext
plural of friend
1
as in buddies
a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another really close friends who like to do everything together and are always sharing secrets

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2
as in supporters
a person who actively supports or favors a cause hopes that the new governor will be a friend to environmental causes

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friends

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of friend
as in associates

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for friends
  1. buddies
  2. supporters
  3. colleagues
  4. proponents
  5. befriends
Noun
  • The Jets filled the roster with his buddies.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Vrabel with golfing buddies Kent McMillin (in red hat) and Brent Keally at his Patriots Ring of Honor ceremony in 2023 (left), and back at his home table at Nashville’s Corner Pub.
    Zack Rosenblatt, The Athletic, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of buddies
Noun
  • Law enforcement has expressed concern that the suspect is being turned into a martyr, with some supporters advocating for further violence against executives.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Mangione's supporters have flocked to social media, posting videos admiring the 26-year-old Ivy League graduate for the crime he has been accused of and even his looks.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of supporters
Noun
  • Hosted by the cultural critic Wesley Morris, the series layers musical analysis of Wonder’s songs and insightful interviews with industry colleagues and acolytes.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The stones’ distant origins have led Parker Pearson and his colleagues to believe that Stonehenge’s second phase of construction was meant to bring Britain together.
    Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of colleagues
Noun
  • Women and people of color are historically paid less than their white male counterparts, and proponents of the transparency practice say this would help mitigate that by making pay public.
    Carrie Shepherd, Axios, 3 Jan. 2025
  • Despite these predictions, New York remains a very Democratic state, and energy proponents will no doubt still face an uphill battle in trying to change state policy.
    Daniel Markind, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of proponents
Verb
  • Gi-hun also befriends Il-nam (Oh Yeong-soo), an old man dying of a brain tumor.
    Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Along the way, Roz befriends some of the local wildlife—Pedro Pascal voices a mischievous red fox named Fink, with Bill Nighy voicing an elderly goose named Longneck—and adopts an orphaned goose named Brightbill (Kit Connor).
    Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of befriends
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