8
amigo(noun, love, informal, friend)
7
close friend(companion, friend, noun, expression, idiom)
6
ally(noun, associate, companion, friend, mate)
6
consort(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
6
schoolmate(noun, informal, associate, companion, friend)
5
alter ego(noun, expression, associate, companion, friend)
5
classmate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
compeer(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
5
confidante(noun, love, associate, companion, friend)
5
roommate(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
4
bedfellow(noun, friend)
4
bedmate(noun, companion, friend, contemporary, acquaintance)
4
company(noun, friend)
4
playfellow(noun, friend)
3
bosom buddy(noun, expression, idiom, associate, companion)
3
co-worker(noun, associate, companion, friend, mate)
3
cohort(noun, associate, companion, friend, contemporary)
3
confrere(associate, friend, partner, colleague, coworker)
3
cousin(noun, associate, companion, friend, mate)
3
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