| buddy(noun, familiar, associate, intimate, companion) |
| mate(noun, match, associate, companion, friend) |
| bro(noun, buddy, chum, crony) |
| companion(noun, match, associate, friend, contemporary) |
| chum(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| comrade(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| confidant(noun, associate, companion, friend, assistant) |
| counterpart(noun, match, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| ally(noun, associate, companion, comrade) |
| associate(noun, companion, friend, contemporary, acquaintance) |
| close friend(friend, noun, expression, companion, acquaintance) |
| crony(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| familiar(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| soul mate(noun, expression, love, associate, companion) |
| colleague(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| intimate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| partner(noun, associate, companion, friend, ally) |
| acquaintance(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| cohort(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary) |
| compeer(noun, match, companion, friend, contemporary) |