Antonyms for friends


Grammar : Noun
Spell : frend
Phonetic Transcription : frɛnd


Definition of friends

Origin :
  • Old English freondleas; see friend (n.) + -less. Related: Friendlessly; friendlessness.
  • noun confidant, companion
  • noun benefactor
Example sentences :
  • As I approached nearer I saw at every step new tokens of my friends.
  • Extract from : « Philothea » by Lydia Maria Child
  • Half a dozen of Percival's friends sat at the table with them from time to time.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • That reminds me; they're friends of ours, too, and I must have you meet them.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • He ran over in his mind the friends with whom he could spend the time agreeably.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • I—I think that's all—and I'm sorry we're not—our families are not to be friends any more.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • "They're the only sane folks I've met among your friends," he had told his grandson.
  • Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • Friends were there asking after their own Will, or John, or Thomas, as the case might be.
  • Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
  • "It is a pity some of his friends were not here," said the captain of the ship that had rescued him.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Friends had concealed her, and all had been on the watch for Moses.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
  • Harriet was known by various names among her Southern friends.
  • Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford

Synonyms for friends

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