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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

Example Sentences

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“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

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

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 8, 2026

They say they want to be friends with a wide range of international partners and see no reason why such relationships should be exclusive.

From BBC • Dec. 20, 2025

“I don’t want to be friends with Rachel anymore.”

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows