be friends

VERB

associate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany join mix

STRONG

amalgamate confederate consort fraternize hobnob mingle pool

WEAK

be in cahoots buddy up bunch up come together gang up get in on get in with get into get together go along with go partners hang around hang out hang out with join up with line up with pal up play footsie with run around with run with string along with swing with take up with team up throw in together tie in tie up truck with work with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide leave separate withdraw

STRONG

disagree

WEAK

avoid disassociate disconnect disjoin dissociate disunite divorce part sever

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Does the sibling now suddenly want to be friends, or do they want something?

From MarketWatch • Jun. 30, 2026

“Some people you just know you’ll be friends with before you even meet,” Murphy wrote in her tribute.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

Dorsey and Musk are known to be friends and Dorsey had only recently left as head of the platform a few months prior to Musk's takeover bid, having led the company for seven years.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

"Maybe you'd be friends if you just talked."

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

As I picked up the ticket, I wondered if we could be friends.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu

be friends

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