Synonyms of compadre

compadre

noun

kəm-ˈpä-drā 

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

they're longtime compadres who have been through a lot together

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• buddy
• pal
• confidant
• colleague
• chum
• comrade
• confidante
• amigo
• sister
• familiar
• crony
• intimate
• brother
• partner
• alter ego
• acquaintance
• mate
• musketeer
• companion
• fellow
• collaborator
• ally
• peer
• accomplice
• hearty
• associate
• cohort
• benefactor
• supporter
• blood brother
• sympathizer
• pen pal
• abettor
• sport
• friendly
• hobnobber
• abetter
• confederate
• main man
• well-wisher

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• competitor
• adversary
• opponent
• antagonist
• rival
• nemesis
• archenemy

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of compadre

The lucky winner, and their three luckier compadres, will get four round-trip tickets to Chicago. —Sean Malcolm, Rolling Stone, 5 Apr. 2023

Sunday morning mass at St. Leo’s in Solana Beach and lunch afterward with my compadres. —Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2023

Staying entrenched in an industry that’s full of late nights and wild surprises, a few ride-or-die compadres and a never-ending lineup of mysterious strangers. —Wayne and Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 11 Mar. 2023

At noon Sunday in American Airlines Center the star compadres will face one another for the first time since blockbuster trades four days apart jettisoned them from the Nets in separate directions – Irving to Dallas; Durant to Phoenix. —Dallas News, 3 Mar. 2023

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