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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“And I said, ‘Well, you know, we’ll always be friends.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

But later we got to be friends and have a beer together.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

"The stars aligned... we'll be friends for life," said Andrea, Hollie M's mum.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2025

Whether the two will be friends by then is a different story.

From Barron's • Dec. 8, 2025

It’s not as if Audrey were asking me not to talk to Conner or be friends with him.

From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence

be friends

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