Synonyms of be friends with

be friends with

phrase

as in travel

to come or be together as friends

If you could be friends with any famous person, past or present, who would you pick?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• travel
• associate
• take up with
• keep company (with)
• fall in with
• join
• bond
• company
• connect
• run
• rub elbows (with)
• pal (around)
• mix
• rub shoulders (with)
• friend
• collaborate
• befriend
• relate
• mingle
• hang (around or out)
• consociate
• chum
• hook up
• sort
• cooperate
• group
• couple
• mess around
• team
• consort
• get along
• side
• hobnob
• band
• link
• affiliate
• get on
• fraternize
• gang
• rally
• attach
• club
• ally
• league
• tie
• confederate
• knot
• socialize
• wed
• conjoin
• interrelate
• collude

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• avoid
• shun
• split (up)
• snub
• cold-shoulder
• break up
• alienate
• divorce
• disband
• disperse
• split
• estrange
• dissociate
• sever
• sunder
• disjoin
• disunite

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of be friends with

An opponent of the Taliban regime and an advocate for girls’ education, Yousafzai has been friends with the couple for several years. — Lou Gomis, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026

Guillermo del Toro, who is friends with Iñárritu, made several posts praising the film’s quality. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2026

The production designer from that pilot is friends with a producer from a microdrama production company that was working with ReelShort. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026

Now, with reports indicating that the Invictus Games landed a sponsorship deal with Amazon, many are wondering whether that means Harry is friends with Jeff Bezos. — Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 28 Sep. 2026

Ndiaye said Ngone's two older sisters are friends with his daughters. — Grace Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 19 Sep. 2026

Diaz said his father had been friends with Camero’s father and at one point served on Televen’s board. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Sep. 2026

William has been close to Thomas for decades, and Harry is friends with Thomas’s younger brother Charlie. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 30 Aug. 2026

The band were Molforts, the Catalan musicians who provide Serra’s soundtracks and Caven has been friends with the Spanish director for over fifteen years. — John Bleasdale, Variety, 11 Aug. 2026