BUDDIES Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

buddies

noun

plural of buddy

as in friends

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another my old college buddy is the one person I can always turn to

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Recent Examples of buddies Our hunting and conservation editor and his buddies chartered a helicopter to fly into an area of public land that was surrounded by private ranches. — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026 Mel might be a disaster with her loud mouth and impolite antics, but her over-the-top meddling does her buddies some good. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026 In high school, Messick and his buddies would gather in one of their backyard pools, order pizza and watch the All-Star week festivities. — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026 The experience will also recreate Shrimp Boat Sound, Buffett’s Key West recording studio, and feature interviews with family members, bandmates, crew, friends, fishing buddies, boat builders, producers, authors, musicians and business associates. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026 By the time the Jurassic World franchise rolled around, even velociraptors were reduced to Chris Pratt’s biking buddies. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 Foo Fighters are set to play inside the stadium in five hours, and Bob is with his son, 31-year-old Albert, and a gaggle of his buddies. — William Earl, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026 The two became annual dive buddies in the Sea of Cortez, where Kennedy often shared stories of a giant manta ray. — Maya Santiago, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

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friends

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In the weeks since her son died during a Fourth of July boating trip with friends, Christine Wells-Wonsley and her husband, Elmore, have become a fixture at the civil rights attorney’s side.

— Ryan Young, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Afterward, a few friends made the half-mile trek east to the Mabee Center on the edge of campus.

— Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2026

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