Synonyms for mate
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Pal — A friend, usually of the same sex
friend, pal informal, chum UK, comrade, buddy US CA, companion, boy-friend, colleague, dude, boy, crony, amigo, butty UK, associate, geezer UK, intimate, wack, mush, pardner US, china slang UK AU ZA, compeer rare, brud slang
2. Partner
3. Fellow — A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate
4. Yerba — an evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves
Other
checkmate, team-mate, counterpart, make-out, helpmate, first mate, guv informal UK, mary, tally, gourd, helpmeet rare, bredder rare
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
A fellow, comrade, colleague, partner or someone with whom something is shared, e.g. shipmate, classmate.
- n. 2
A friend, usually of the same sex.
I'm going to the pub with a few mates.
- v. 1
To match, fit together without space between.
The pieces of the puzzle mate perfectly.
- v. 2
To copulate.
Related words
- Word family
- mateship mating
- Phrases
- first mate yerba mate chief mate running mate check and mate
- Other spellings
- maté
Example sentences
- companion Your tea is the perfect companion for a rainy day.
- colleague Tom was a colleague of mine before they fired him.
- comrade How should he be addressed, "citizen" or "comrade?"
- gourd How exactly do they hollow out and then dry the gourd?
By length
- 3 letters
- boy1, pal1, guv
- 4 letters
- love1, fear1, dude1, mary2, pair1, twin1, peer1, chum1, wack1, mush1, frig1, fere, feer, brud
- 5 letters
- china2, match1, equal2, buddy2, screw1, breed1, tally2, amigo3, gourd1, crony2, yerba, butty
- 6 letters
- friend1, couple2, fellow2, spouse1, geezer
- 7 letters
- company3, partner2, comrade2, cohabit3, pardner, compeer, bredder
- 8 letters
- intimate3, copulate3, helpmate, helpmeet
- 9 letters
- associate4, companion3, colleague2, checkmate2
- 11 letters
- counterpart3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (mary2 = 2 syllables).