company

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of COMPANY

to come or be together as friends <in her sermon the minister noted that Jesus had companied with the least privileged and most disadvantaged members of society>

Synonyms chum, company, consociate, consort, fraternize, hang (around or out), hobnob, hook up, mess around, pal (around), run, sort, travel

Near Antonyms avoid, cold-shoulder, shun, snub; alienate, estrange; break up, disband, disperse, split (up); disjoin, dissociate, disunite, divorce, sever, split, sunder

to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship <may the Good Lord company you on your journey home>

Synonyms attend, chaperone (or chaperon), companion, company, convoy, escort, see, squire

Related Words walk; associate, consort, pal (around), team (up); defend, guard, protect; bring, conduct, guide, lead, pilot, steer, usher; follow, shadow, tag, tag along, tail; hang (around), hover (over)

Near Antonyms abandon, desert, ditch, dump, forsake

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