Wikisaurus:friend

WIKISAURUS

friend

English

Noun

Sense: person whose company one enjoys

Synonyms

• friend
• amigo
• bud (US, Canada)
• buddy (US, Canada)
• chum (British)
• cobber
• comrade
• companion
• crony
• dawg
• mate (British)
• pal

Hyponyms

• alter ego
• bosom buddy
• bosom friend
• cyberfriend

Hypernyms

• person    [WS]

Various

• schoolmate
• classmate
• roommate
• roomie
• flatmate
• housemate
• compatriot
• playfellow
• playmate
• bedfellow
• bedmate
• goombah
• homeboy
• homegirl
• homie

See also

• acquaintance    [WS]
• associate    [WS]

External links

• “friend” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “friend” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.