best friend forever
Permanent close confidant
Best friend forever names a friendship considered unbreakable and lifelong, typically between young people who pledge lasting loyalty.
Usually abbreviated BFF.
The phrase carries earnest sincerity among children and teenagers but often sounds ironic or nostalgic from adults: We've been best friends forever since third grade.
The plural best friends forever describes a mutual pair or group.
- BFFClosest companion, abbreviated
- soul sisterDeeply bonded female friend
- buddyInformal term for companion
- confidantTrusted keeper of secrets
- partners in crimeCollaborators in wrongdoing
soulmate · companionship · ally · favourite · inside jokes · loyalty · handwritten letters · trust · pinky promise · forgiveness · consistency · ride or die · through thick and thin · shared experiences · intimacy · trustworthiness · empathy · reliability
best friend foreverstranger
Person not yet known
complete stranger · enemy · worst enemy · casual acquaintance · acquaintance
best friend foreverworst enemy
Ultimate personal adversary
mortal enemy · sworn enemy · archenemy · nemesis · bitter rival
best friend foreverfair-weather friend
Ally only in prosperity
ships passing in the night · summer fling · flash in the pan · ex-friend
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