Synonyms of befriend

befriend

verb

as in to friend

to become a friend to (someone)

He befriended the new student.

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befriend

On the line is Jay McGreevy, who owned a company that sold kitchen appliances and befriended Ditka and many star Chicago athletes through endorsements and rounds of golf at an exclusive country club. — Dan Pompei, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Meanwhile, Doran’s inclusion of Nell (Sherry-Lee Watson), a gifted horse trainer of Aboriginal origins who befriends Sybylla, offers an alternate vision of female passion and defiance. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2026

Holmes invited documentarians to capture the Theranos founder’s last few days of freedom before going to prison (and eventually befriending Jen Shah/shunning Ghislaine Maxwell). — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 7 Sep. 2026

In August 2021, Brown allegedly befriended a woman and her family and then disappeared with their 4-day-old baby in Fairfield, Alabama, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office. — Avni Trivedi, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2026