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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of befriend

But ever since the season 3 premiere, her role has grown — especially now that she's befriended Shauna (Sophie Nélisse), with the two even sharing a kiss, and becoming complicated allies in the episodes that followed. —Stacy Lambe, People.com, 28 Mar. 2025

After her son befriended the family’s daughter during their stay, what began as a planned poolside play date evolved into something more meaningful. —Melissa Noel, Essence, 21 Mar. 2025

That challenge fell to Carlo Rambaldi, the Oscar-winning visual effects wiz and animatronics pioneer behind the extraterrestrial who’s stranded on Earth and befriends a boy and his family. —Leslie Katz, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025

Using his advanced age to good use, De Niro is a charmer playing the genial, friendly grandpa front Hale uses to befriend the Osage and ingratiate himself into their community. —Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 24 Mar. 2025