Synonyms of befriend

befriend

verb

as in to friend

to become a friend to (someone)

He befriended the new student.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of befriend

When a young girl (Christina Ricci) moves into a haunted house, Casper befriends her and the two become inseparable. —Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024

Kiki befriended fellow amputees Dima Aktaa - who lost her leg in the Syrian war - and Rebecca Legon - born with a underdeveloped femur - and encouraged them to try out for her team. —Asif Burhan, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Cybill Shepherd stars as Amanda, an American heiress on a cross-country train trip in pre-war Nazi Germany, who befriends a kind older woman, Miss Froy (Angela Lansbury), during the journey. —Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 30 Oct. 2024

In North Idaho, the USMS Greater Idaho Fugitive task force learned Fischer had attempted to befriend multiple families in the area, including those with children. —Stepheny Price, Fox News, 26 Oct. 2024