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Antonyms for friend
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Wiktionary
friendnoun
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befriendfriendnoun
A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends.
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boyfriend, mate, protagonist, booster, supporter, champion, pal, buddy, ally, admirer, acquaintance, buster, girlfriend, loverfriendnoun
(rock-climbing) Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device now manufactured by Wild Country. Now used (often without initial capital) to refer to any such device.
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ally, admirer, pal, lover, champion, protagonist, acquaintance, mate, buddy, buster, booster, boyfriend, girlfriend, supporterfriendnoun
An associate who provides assistance.
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pal, buster, mate, ally, acquaintance, lover, girlfriend, protagonist, champion, admirer, supporter, buddy, boyfriend, boosterfriendnoun
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted
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buster, champion, admirer, lover, girlfriend, pal, buddy, booster, acquaintance, mate, boyfriend, ally, protagonist, supporterfriendnoun
A person who backs or supports something.
I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
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acquaintance, buster, boyfriend, protagonist, supporter, admirer, girlfriend, mate, ally, buddy, champion, booster, pal, loverfriendnoun
An object or idea that can be used for good.
Google is your friend.
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mate, pal, champion, lover, acquaintance, buddy, girlfriend, ally, supporter, booster, admirer, buster, protagonist, boyfriendfriendnoun
Used as a form of address when warning someone.
You’d better watch it, friend.
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lover, buster, boyfriend, supporter, booster, buddy, mate, ally, champion, protagonist, girlfriend, acquaintance, pal, admirerfriendnoun
In object-oriented programming, a function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
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booster, protagonist, girlfriend, supporter, lover, acquaintance, mate, champion, pal, boyfriend, admirer, ally, buster, buddyfriendnoun
English Synonyms and Antonyms
friend
An associate as used officially implies a chief, leader, or principal, to whom the associate is not fully equal in rank. Associate is popularly used of mere friendly relations, but oftener implies some work, enterprise, or pursuit in which the associated persons unite. We rarely speak of associates in crime or wrong, using confederates or accomplices instead. Companion gives itself with equal readiness to the good or evil sense, as also does comrade. One may be a companion in travel who would not readily become an associate at home. A lady advertises for a companion; she would not advertise for an associate. Peer implies equality rather than companionship; as, a jury of his peers. Comrade expresses more fellowship and good feeling than companion. Fellow has almost gone out of use in this connection, except in an inferior or patronizing sense. Consort is a word of equality and dignity, as applied especially to the marriage relation. Compare ACCESSORY; ACQUAINTANCE; FRIENDSHIP.
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antagonist, enemy, foe, hinderer, opponent, opposer, rival, strangerSynonyms:
accomplice, ally, associate, chum, coadjutor, colleague, companion, comrade, confederate, consort, fellow, helpmate, mate, partner, peerPreposition:
These were the associates of the leader in the enterprise.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Princeton's WordNet
friendnoun
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
"he was my best friend at the university"
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supporter, champion, acquaintance, ally, admirer, booster, protagonistally, friendnoun
an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
"he's a good ally in fight"
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acquaintance, ally, supporter, admirer, protagonist, champion, boosteracquaintance, friendnoun
a person with whom you are acquainted
"I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
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acquaintance, ally, booster, conversancy, admirer, familiarity, champion, supporter, conversance, acquaintanceship, protagonistsupporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
"all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
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booster shot, promoter, wiz, whiz, acquaintance, plugger, recall dose, booster station, takeoff booster, maven, adorer, protagonist, booster unit, paladin, athletic supporter, jock, whizz, ally, takeoff rocket, booster, shoplifter, relay link, assistant, hotshot, hero, sensation, lifter, mavin, suspensor, ace, genius, star, relay transmitter, title-holder, agonist, help, virtuoso, fighter, wizard, helper, supporter, booster dose, jockstrap, adept, relay station, superstar, champ, booster rocket, admirer, booster amplifier, garter, champion, sponsor, patronFriend, Quakernoun
a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
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acquaintance, ally, supporter, trembler, admirer, protagonist, champion, booster
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
Editors Contribution
assailant
a friend is someone nice, not mean.
"my friend would never hurt me, she is not an assailant."
Submitted by JP03 on January 22, 2015
How to use friend in a sentence?
Ken Stabler was a friend of my dad (Archie), what a prince of a guy. What a great leader.
Be slow in choosing a friend, slower in changing.
Transparency is the friend, not the enemy of good policing.
Only the devil wishes everyone to be his friend.
Yossy is a dear friend, and I’ve worked with him for years within the community, and we’re outraged that he was assaulted and attacked in broad daylight in front of his 5-year-old son, there’s something very wrong with society that stories like this are happening across America – it’s become normal.
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