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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be friends

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

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026

Many fans discovered her via the track “new friends,” an honest and lighthearted bop about not wanting to be friends with an ex.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026

"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

Maybe Sandy and I would even still be friends.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender

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