best friend

[best frend] / ˈbɛst ˈfrɛnd /

NOUN

bosom friend

Synonyms

WEAK

bosom buddy close friend companion confidant dear friend pal soul mate

NOUN

fast friend

Synonyms

WEAK

constant friend devoted friend fidus Achates good friend great friend staunch friend trusted friend trusty friend

Example Sentences

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That’s a song about a heavy topic — organizing an intervention for one of your best friends.

From Los Angeles Times

A fragment of a jawbone found deep underground in a cave in Somerset has rewritten the story of when and how dogs became our best friends.

From BBC

Through tears, Bernie said: "She was my best friend and I don't know how do we go on without her. How do we go on?"

From BBC

Can one best friend be all you need?

From The Wall Street Journal

I looked for my best friend, Charlie Parr, but didn’t see him.

From Literature