make friends

VERB

fraternize

Synonyms

STRONG

hobnob

WEAK

be friendly be sociable with club together consort with fall in with go around with hang out with keep company with mingle with mix with rub elbows with rub shoulders with run with socialize with

Antonyms

WEAK

disagree ignore

VERB

hit it off

Synonyms

WEAK

be of one mind be on the same wavelength click cotton to fall in with get along well see eye to eye take to

VERB

patch up

Synonyms

WEAK

adjust appease bury the hatchet compensate conciliate mediate negotiate placate restore settle smooth

Antonyms

WEAK

argue bicker disagree fight

Example Sentences

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Jessie has been trying all summer to help Bonnie make friends, but none of the neighborhood kids seem to take a liking to her.

From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026

Davies listed "going to school for the first time, being able to play the sport that I love and being able to make friends" among his memories of his adoptive country.

From BBC • Jun. 18, 2026

After moving to Darien, Conn., the introverted Dalton struggled to make friends until she started playing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

You make friends when you don’t know you’re doing it.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 10, 2026

He could not hold Fielding, nobody could, he would try and try, and Fielding would slip away, and make friends anywhere, share anything.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill

make friends

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