Synonyms for Befriend:

• n.

  •
  • hit it off,
  • click,
  • cultivate,
  • get along like a house on fire,
  • make friends,
  • get in with,
  • fall in with.
  •befriend (noun)
  • look after,
  • favour,
  • take under your wing,
  • uphold,
  • succour,
  • welcome,
  • comfort,
  • stand by,
  • assist,
  • keep an eye on,
  • benefit,
  • make friends with,
  • protect,
  • get to know,
  • make a friend of,
  • back.
  •encourage (noun)
  • associate,
  • advise.

• v.

  •aid (verb)
  • lending hand,
  • go bat for,
  • be friending,
  • be friend,
  • straightens out,
  • lends a hand,
  • sticking up for,
  • be-friend,
  • re-lieve,
  • stuck up for,
  • opens doors for,
  • be-friended,
  • lent hand,
  • lends hand,
  • benefacted,
  • be-friends,
  • re lieve,
  • opening doors for,
  • lending a hand,
  • benefacts,
  • be-friending,
  • sticks up for,
  • sticks for,
  • going with,
  • sticking for,
  • be friended,
  • lent a hand,
  • lend hand,
  • opened doors for,
  • sticked for,
  • benefacting,
  • stuck for,
  • sticked up for.
  •consort (verb)
  • hangs out with,
  • pals around with,
  • took up with,
  • going around with,
  • cliqued with,
  • ganged up with,
  • ganged with,
  • ganging with,
  • ties with,
  • palling around with,
  • hanged out with,
  • chums together,
  • hung with,
  • goes around with,
  • takes with,
  • hangs around with,
  • palled around with,
  • running around with,
  • hung out with,
  • cliquing with,
  • tied with,
  • chumming together,
  • gangs with,
  • chums with,
  • gangs up with,
  • gang with,
  • taking up with,
  • ran around with,
  • hanging around with,
  • tying up with,
  • took with,
  • hanged with,
  • cliques with,
  • ganging up with,
  • hanging with,
  • chumming with,
  • went around with,
  • chummed together,
  • palling with,
  • chummed with,
  • hanging out with,
  • runs around with,
  • takes up with,
  • runs with,
  • tied up with,
  • hung around with,
  • hanged around with,
  • tying with,
  • palled with,
  • running with,
  • pals with,
  • hangs with,
  • tie with,
  • taking with,
  • ties up with,
  • keeps company.
  •cooperate (verb)
  • pooled resources,
  • is cahoots,
  • am in cahoots,
  • wrought together,
  • were in cahoots,
  • co ordinates,
  • co operate,
  • are in cahoots,
  • pooling resources,
  • joining forces,
  • siding with,
  • joins forces,
  • takes part,
  • working side by side,
  • shared in,
  • art in cahoots,
  • sides with,
  • are cahoots,
  • co operating,
  • shares in,
  • up-held,
  • works together,
  • is in cahoots,
  • up held,
  • coadjuted,
  • wast cahoots,
  • works side by side,
  • being cahoots,
  • worked side by side,
  • were cahoots,
  • wert cahoots,
  • up holds,
  • up holding,
  • wert in cahoots,
  • am cahoots,
  • was cahoots,
  • co operated,
  • complying with,
  • complies with,
  • shows willingness,
  • be cahoots,
  • up hold,
  • up-holding,
  • pulled together,
  • art cahoots,
  • Coadjuting,
  • up-holds,
  • pulls together,
  • pools resources,
  • was in cahoots,
  • being in cahoots,
  • up-hold,
  • sticked together,
  • coadjutes,
  • wrought side by side,
  • co ordinate,
  • showing willingness,
  • sharing in,
  • wast in cahoots,
  • sided with,
  • co operates,
  • showed willingness,
  • joins in.
  •defend (verb)
  • ex-plains,
  • speaks up for,
  • ex plained,
  • apologizing for,
  • said defense,
  • apologized for,
  • putting in a good word,
  • proved a case,
  • puts good word,
  • puts in a good word,
  • spoke for,
  • putting a good word,
  • bearing one out,
  • covering for,
  • putting good word,
  • ex plains,
  • thumping for,
  • re commends,
  • re commend,
  • rides shotgun for,
  • came defense of,
  • thumps for,
  • proves case,
  • de-fends,
  • re commended,
  • putting in good word,
  • covered for,
  • rode shotgun for,
  • puts a good word,
  • ex-plained,
  • puts in good word,
  • proved case,
  • prove case,
  • beared one out,
  • thumped for,
  • speaking up for,
  • put a good word,
  • proves a case,
  • de fend,
  • riding shotgun for,
  • spake up for,
  • coming defense of,
  • comes defense of,
  • stands up for,
  • re-commending,
  • coming to defense of,
  • comes to defense of,
  • re-commended,
  • said in defense,
  • says defense,
  • ex plain,
  • stands by,
  • proving a case,
  • put in good word,
  • de fended,
  • de fending,
  • ex plaining,
  • bore one out,
  • spake for,
  • re commending,
  • de-fend,
  • re-commends,
  • de fends,
  • rid shotgun for,
  • proving case,
  • came to defense of,
  • standing up for,
  • de-fended,
  • say defense,
  • saying defense,
  • spoke up for,
  • apologizes for,
  • ex-plaining,
  • de-fending,
  • bears one out,
  • put good word,
  • saying in defense,
  • covers for,
  • re-commend,
  • come defense of,
  • says in defense,
  • speaks for,
  • ex-plain,
  • bare one out.
  •encourage (verb)
  • patted the back,
  • patting the back,
  • pre-vail,
  • patted back,
  • gives leg up,
  • smiling up on,
  • pat back,
  • smile up on,
  • patting on the back,
  • patted on back,
  • rooted for,
  • pre-vailed,
  • pre vails,
  • gave a leg up,
  • re-assures,
  • pats back,
  • pre vailing,
  • re-assured,
  • gat behind,
  • smiles up on,
  • smiles upon,
  • smiled up on,
  • re assure,
  • pre vailed,
  • pulls for,
  • giving a leg up,
  • pats the back,
  • pulled for,
  • pat the back,
  • patting on back,
  • getting behind,
  • patting back,
  • pre vail,
  • re assures,
  • gave leg up,
  • subscribes to,
  • roots for,
  • gives a leg up,
  • re-assuring,
  • smiling upon,
  • patted on the back,
  • got behind,
  • gotten behind,
  • re assured,
  • pats on back,
  • giving leg up,
  • pats on the back,
  • pre-vails,
  • subscribing to,
  • in vite,
  • pulling for,
  • smiled upon,
  • re-assure,
  • give leg up.
  •favor (verb)
  • doeth kindness,
  • doth a kindness,
  • dost a kindness,
  • made exception,
  • being partial to,
  • doeth a kindness,
  • playing favorites,
  • showing consideration,
  • doth kindness,
  • doest kindness,
  • doing a kindness,
  • doest a kindness,
  • treating well,
  • makes exception,
  • pulling strings,
  • am partial to,
  • do kindness,
  • plays favorites,
  • doeth right by,
  • does right by,
  • played favorites,
  • doing right by,
  • is partial to,
  • treated well,
  • dost right by,
  • art partial to,
  • does a kindness,
  • didst kindness,
  • were partial to,
  • are partial to,
  • does kindness,
  • making exception,
  • pulls strings,
  • doing kindness,
  • wert partial to,
  • showed consideration,
  • didst a kindness,
  • treats well,
  • shows consideration,
  • doest right by,
  • didst right by,
  • did kindness,
  • wast partial to,
  • pulled strings,
  • dost kindness,
  • did a kindness,
  • doth right by,
  • did right by,
  • was partial to.
  •help (verb)
  • doeth ones part,
  • doing one part,
  • do one part,
  • doing service,
  • does one part,
  • doth a service,
  • doing a service,
  • doest a service,
  • inter-ceding,
  • wert use,
  • doth service,
  • doing one's part,
  • took under one wing,
  • take under one wing,
  • do part,
  • wert of use,
  • dost favor,
  • does one's part,
  • doth part,
  • did part,
  • didst part,
  • does service,
  • doth ones part,
  • dost one part,
  • did a favor,
  • dost part,
  • dost one's part,
  • taking under one's wing,
  • didst favor,
  • is use,
  • doeth service,
  • doing ones part,
  • working for,
  • doest ones part,
  • did favor,
  • inter ceded,
  • are use,
  • hyping,
  • was of use,
  • is of use,
  • does a service,
  • does ones part,
  • doeth favor,
  • doeth a service,
  • were of use,
  • did service,
  • stumps for,
  • wast of use,
  • take under ones wing,
  • opens doors,
  • doing part,
  • doth one's part,
  • doeth part,
  • didst service,
  • saw through,
  • stumping for,
  • art use,
  • doest one part,
  • doest one's part,
  • wrought for,
  • doest a favor,
  • did a service,
  • sees through,
  • takes under one wing,
  • do favor,
  • doth one part,
  • worked for,
  • being use,
  • takes under wing,
  • inter-ceded,
  • am use,
  • stumped for,
  • were use,
  • didst a favor,
  • was use,
  • am of use,
  • doest part,
  • opening doors,
  • does a favor,
  • taking under one wing,
  • took under one's wing,
  • didst one's part,
  • be use,
  • doing favor,
  • didst a service,
  • doth a favor,
  • doest favor,
  • taking under wing,
  • doeth one's part,
  • doth favor,
  • doest service,
  • takes under one's wing,
  • inter-cede,
  • didst ones part,
  • takes under ones wing,
  • doeth a favor,
  • did ones part,
  • dost a favor,
  • inter ceding,
  • doing a favor,
  • do ones part,
  • does favor,
  • doeth one part,
  • inter cede,
  • does part,
  • works for,
  • did one's part,
  • dost ones part,
  • opened doors,
  • dost a service,
  • inter-cedes,
  • took under ones wing,
  • being of use,
  • dost service,
  • took under wing,
  • taking under ones wing,
  • didst one part,
  • inter cedes,
  • wast use,
  • did one part.
  •make social acquaintance; support (verb)
  • buddy up,
  • cotton to,
  • case out,
  • get chummy with,
  • come on to.
  •promote (verb)
  • pro moting,
  • pushes for,
  • called attention to,
  • pushed for,
  • pro-mote,
  • pro mote,
  • calls attention to,
  • pro-motes,
  • pro-moting,
  • pushing for,
  • pro motes.
  •satisfy (verb)
  • does trick,
  • doing the trick,
  • did the trick,
  • doing trick,
  • brightening up,
  • did trick,
  • de lights,
  • filled the bill,
  • do trick,
  • doest the trick,
  • filling bill,
  • doeth the trick,
  • doth the trick,
  • filling the bill,
  • de-lights,
  • de-lighted,
  • does the trick,
  • filled bill,
  • hit spot,
  • dost trick,
  • didst trick,
  • makes the grade,
  • didst the trick,
  • fill bill,
  • de-light,
  • make grade,
  • dost the trick,
  • de-lighting,
  • making grade,
  • makes grade,
  • doeth trick,
  • de lighting,
  • doest trick,
  • doth trick,
  • sells on,
  • de lighted,
  • brightens up,
  • fills the bill,
  • selling on,
  • fills bill,
  • made grade,
  • de light.
  •social (verb)
  • befriend.
  •socialize (verb)
  • hob-nob,
  • socialize,
  • attend,
  • converse,
  • host,
  • join,
  • talk,
  • meet,
  • gather.
  •sustain (verb)
  • pre-served,
  • pro longing,
  • pro-longing,
  • pre serving,
  • pro-long,
  • pro long,
  • pre-serves,
  • keeping alive,
  • shores up,
  • providing for,
  • pre-serving,
  • pro-tracts,
  • pro tract,
  • keeps alive,
  • pro tracts,
  • keeping going,
  • pre serves,
  • pre serve,
  • pro-longs,
  • kept alive,
  • keeping from falling,
  • pro-tract,
  • provides for,
  • pro longs,
  • keeps going,
  • keeps from falling,
  • kept from falling,
  • pro-longed,
  • trans ported,
  • pre served.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • abet.
  •
  • rekindle,
  • next,
  • renew,
  • strike up,
  • hook up.
  •
  • reconcile.
  •
  • gel.
  •
  • bond.
  •aid
  • lighten,
  • stick up for,
  • mitigated,
  • lend a hand,
  • straightening out,
  • open doors for,
  • straightened out,
  • Subsidizing,
  • be friends,
  • straighten out,
  • benefact,
  • go with,
  • stick for.
  •defend
  • come to defense of,
  • apologize for,
  • stood up for,
  • thump for,
  • ride shotgun for,
  • cover for,
  • bear one out,
  • say in defense,
  • prove a case,
  • speaking for,
  • put in a good word,
  • speak up for,
  • stood by,
  • standing by,
  • stand up for.
  •patronize
  • funded.
  •satisfy
  • made merry,
  • brightened up,
  • making merry,
  • sell on,
  • make the grade,
  • made the grade,
  • sold on,
  • brighten up,
  • do the trick,
  • makes merry,
  • make merry,
  • fill the bill,
  • making the grade.
  •Other relevant words:
  • alleviate,
  • become allied with,
  • make much of,
  • cozy,
  • keep company with,
  • knowledge,
  • amiable,
  • chum,
  • mild,
  • intimacy,
  • relieve,
  • contribute,
  • relief,
  • fellowship,
  • Familiarity,
  • solace,
  • chum up,
  • company,
  • courteous,
  • sympathetic,
  • relaxation,
  • congruous,
  • take in hand,
  • reclaim,
  • good,
  • suffice,
  • accept,
  • fraternity,
  • furnish,
  • set up,
  • love,
  • cater,
  • comfortable,
  • bail out,
  • cordial,
  • maintain,
  • rally,
  • fall,
  • civil,
  • cloudy,
  • compassionate,
  • expansive,
  • get acquainted,
  • consolation,
  • stand-by,
  • become pals with,
  • friendly,
  • compatible,
  • revive,
  • companionable,
  • concordant,
  • With,
  • concur with,
  • sociality,
  • play footsie with,
  • comprehensive,
  • courtly,
  • release,
  • respite,
  • save,
  • benevolent,
  • serve,
  • succor,
  • advocate,
  • hospitable,
  • bear a hand,
  • amend,
  • cooperate with,
  • conciliatory,
  • restore,
  • ease,
  • benign,
  • give a lift,
  • keep in countenance,
  • buddy,
  • clubby,
  • resuscitate,
  • friendship,
  • remedy,
  • squire,
  • become pally with,
  • conversant,
  • countenance,
  • association,
  • doctor,
  • agreeable,
  • amicable,
  • chummy,
  • rescue,
  • wise,
  • congenial,
  • have dealings with,
  • comprehension,
  • cognition,
  • sympathize with,
  • do good,
  • back up,
  • Familiar,
  • charitable,
  • avail,
  • know,
  • give a hand,
  • give a boost,
  • be friendly,
  • learned,
  • helpful,
  • redeem,
  • become associated with,
  • supply,
  • render assistance,
  • favorable,
  • second,
  • shake hands with,
  • lend oneself to,
  • become friendly,
  • merciful,
  • be kind to,
  • information,
  • associate with,
  • approachable,
  • pay the piper,
  • brotherhood,
  • be acquainted with,
  • be introduced to,
  • open,
  • accessible,
  • affable,
  • lucky,
  • rest.

Antonyms for Befriend:

• n.

  • befriend
    oppose, neglect.

• v.

  • make social acquaintance; support
    hinder, stop, block, obstruct, hurt, dissuade, discourage, ignore, injure, thwart, harm.

• v. t.

  • Other antonyms:
    counteract, resist, withstand.

Homophones for Befriend:

• brandy, brain death, beforehand, broomweed, burnett, burhinidae, bromide, brominate, barehanded, bromate, bowfront, bear in mind, bronte, barramunda, brinded, brownout, burnt-out, baronet, branta, burned-out, beer mat, brunet, barramundi, bermuda, brunt, brunette, browned, burned, boarhound, boyfriend, bramante, brandt, bramidae, brand, burn out, brain dead, broom-weed, burnt, brent, bob around, brant, burundi, bornite, branded, barmaid.

Hypernym for Befriend:

• v.

  • social
    chum up, pal, pal up.

Hyponym for Befriend:

• v.

  • social
    bind, tie, attach, bond.