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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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"Reach out to people, it makes such a difference to know people and be friends with people with endometriosis."

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 4, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 19, 2026

And there’s adult blame when the kids fight or decide they don’t want to be friends.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 29, 2026

“I mean, sometimes I get nervous around him, but I think that’s because everyone else is watching us. Or maybe I’m excited to be friends with him. Or maybe...”

From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan