66 entries under associate topic. ×

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friend(noun, animal, creature, person, fauna)
88
pal(noun, animal, creature, person, love)
83
companion(noun, animal, creature, person, familiar)
79
comrade(noun, animal, creature, person, familiar)
46
sidekick(noun, friend, companion, person, mate)
43
mate(noun, person, love, informal, familiar)
42
chum(noun, person, love, familiar, near)
35
crony(noun, person, familiar, near)
34
playmate(noun, animal, creature, familiar, being)
24
intimate(noun, person, love, familiar)
22
confidant(noun, love, familiar, intimate)
18
familiar(noun, love, intimate, companion)
18
partner(noun, person, familiar, intimate)
16
brother(noun, type, love, familiar)
13
colleague(noun, companion, friend, contemporary)
11
alter ego(noun, expression, idiom, familiar)
9
confidante(noun, love, familiar, intimate)
8
ally(noun, companion, friend, mate)
8
cohort(noun, companion, friend, contemporary)
7
co-worker(noun, guide, familiar, intimate)
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APASmart Define. (2016). buddy thesaurus. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/buddy/thesaurus/synonyms
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HarvardSmart Define 2016, buddy thesaurus, Smart Define, viewed 20 September, 2026, <https://smartdefine.org/buddy/thesaurus/synonyms>.
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