Synonyms for companion
Definitions
- n. 1
A friend, acquaintance or partner; someone with whom one spends time or accompanies
His dog has been his trusted companion for the last five years.
Forms
- Plural
- companions → friends, comrades, fellows, mates…
Choose the right word
Companion gives itself with equal readiness to the good or evil sense, as also does comrade. One may be a companion in travel who would not readily become an associate at home.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- partner The juggler tossed a flaming baton to his partner.
- fellow You must not keep company with such a mean fellow.
- mate I never thought I'd be lucky enough to get a mate.
- comrade How should he be addressed, "citizen" or "comrade?"
By length
- 4 letters
- mate1, ally2, chum1
- 5 letters
- match1, buddy2, amigo3, crony2
- 6 letters
- friend1, fellow2
- 7 letters
- partner2, comrade2, consort2, compeer
- 8 letters
- familiar3, intimate3
- 9 letters
- associate4, colleague2, attendant3, coadjutor
- 11 letters
- confederate4, concomitant4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ally2 = 2 syllables).