friended

Sent connection request

Friended is the past tense of friend used as a verb, meaning to add someone to your contacts on a social network: I friended her after we met at the conference.

The usage emerged with Facebook and similar platforms in the early 2000s.

The opposite action is unfriended.

social

Facebook

Dominant social media platform

followers · request · accept · add · follow · connect · profile · notification · blocked · pending

befriended

companion

One who keeps company

supportive · trustworthy · welcomed · bonded · devoted · connected · accepted · included · embraced · took in

allied

coalition

Temporary alliance for action

  • pactFormal agreement between parties
  • treatyBinding pact between nations
  • allianceFormal union of parties

confederate · affiliate · partner · bloc · federation · league · union · associate · collaborator · confederation

Opposites
social media connection action

friendedunfriended

Removed from social circle

defriended · blocked · unfollowed · removed · disconnected

social acceptance/rejection

friendedblocked

Passage prevented or impeded

rejected · shunned · ignored · excluded · ostracized

Phrases
Family

friend, friendly, friendship, unfriendly, friends, friendliness, unfriend, befriend, befriending

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G