Hypernyms for "friend"
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alter ego
amigo
anglophil
anglophile
associate
believer
best friend
blood brother
Boswell
brother
buddy
bunkmate
campmate
cheerleader
chum
class fellow
classmate
companion
comrade
Confederate
confidant
connection
corporatist
crony
end man
endorser
enthusiast
familiar
fellow
flatmate
Francophil
Francophile
free trader
functionalist
girlfriend
Graecophile
homeboy
indorser
intimate
Jacobite
light
loyalist
mainstay
maintainer
mate
messmate
New Dealer
pal
partisan
partizan
philhellene
philhellenist
pickup
pillar
ratifier
roomie
roommate
roomy
Roundhead
schoolfellow
schoolfriend
schoolmate
seconder
Shavian
sidekick
stalwart
subscriber
sustainer
sympathiser
sympathizer
toaster
truster
upholder
verifier
voucher
wassailer
well-wisher
Whig
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.