Synonyms of bedfellow

bedfellow

noun

ˈbed-ˌfe-(ˌ)lō 

as in supporter

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

a child-welfare cause that has made bedfellows of activists who are normally on opposite ends of the political spectrum

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supporter
• ally
• colleague
• friend
• sympathizer
• confidant
• associate
• abettor
• partner
• abetter
• assistant
• accomplice
• backer
• fellow traveler
• collaborator
• confederate
• companion
• fellow
• buddy
• accessory
• adjunct
• accessary
• helper
• familiar
• coadjutor
• pal
• comrade
• chum
• crony
• empathizer
• intimate
• well-wisher
• collaborationist
• cohort
• mate
• coalitionist

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• detractor
• adversary
• foe
• opponent
• belittler

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of bedfellow

Music and fashion have long made for excellent bedfellows—whether high or low, historical or modern. —Gemma A. Williams, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

Another coalition of strange bedfellows existed two decades ago, before the shale boom, when the United States imported huge quantities of oil from sometimes unstable regions that posed a national security threat. —Jason Bordoff, Foreign Affairs, 7 June 2022

Art And Science Collide Art and science appear unlikely bedfellows. —Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024

Despite his deviations from Trumpism, any notion that Vance and the Democrats could become bedfellows, however strange, is unlikely. —Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019