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

These are arguments that have brought together some unlikely bedfellows. —Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 2 Dec. 2024

Among them were not only Trump’s ideological bedfellow, President Jair Bolsonaro of Brazil, but also Mexico’s leftist leader, Andrés Manuel López Obrador—both of whom dragged their feet for weeks before acknowledging Biden’s victory. —Michael J. Camilleri, Foreign Affairs, 28 Dec. 2020

Trump, meanwhile, has more hard-right populist bedfellows in Europe than during his first term, with Hungary’s Viktor Orban joined by like-minded nationalists from France to Finland. —Alexander Smith, NBC News, 4 Nov. 2024

The strange bedfellows march out the gates of the Red Keep together, destined to either come to blows or learn a begrudging mutual respect for each other, methinks. —Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 30 June 2024