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

Skeleton Crew stars Jude Law as a quick-witted space pirate who has mastered the all-powerful force and befriends a group of children trying to find their way home after getting lost in the galaxy. —Caroline Reid, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025

Music — sacred, patriotic and popular — will feature prominently throughout the day for the evangelical president who campaigned with the Allman Brothers Band, befriended Willie Nelson and quoted Bob Dylan in his 1977 inaugural address. —Bill Barrow, The Denver Post, 9 Jan. 2025

The story of a normal guy played by Ben Stiller (who also directed) who befriends a very abnormal guy is a classic for those who like their humor with a little bit of danger. —Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 3 Jan. 2025

Over several years, victims were beaten, threatened and humiliated, while perpetrators befriended parents to screen them from the systemic abuse. —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 4 Jan. 2025