Synonyms and antonyms of To start a friendship in British Thesaurus

befriend (verb)

to become the friend of someone and treat them in a kind way

make friends ()

to become friends

click (verb)

informal if two people click, they realize immediately that they like each other and understand each other

hit it off ()

if two people hit it off when they meet for the first time, they like each other

fall in with ()

to become friends with someone

take up with (informal)

informal to become friendly with someone, especially someone who could have a bad influence on you

get in with ()

to persuade someone who can help you to be your friend or to like you

cultivate (verb)

to develop a friendship or relationship with someone, usually in order to get an advantage from it

strike up a friendship/conversation etc (with someone) ()

to start something such as a relationship or conversation with someone in an informal way

get on like a house on fire ()

to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about

bond (verb)

to develop feelings of love, friendship, or duty towards other people, or to make someone develop these feelings

buddy up (mainly American)

mainly American to make friends with someone

chum up ()

to become friends, or to spend time with someone in a friendly way

cosy up to ()

to try to become friendly with someone in order to get some benefit for yourself

extend the hand of friendship to someone ()

to say that you want to try to have good relations with someone

gel (verb)

when a group gels, the people in it start to form a good relationship with each other or start working together effectively

get off on the right/wrong foot with someone ()

to immediately establish a good/bad relationship with someone when you first meet them or first start working with them

hook up (informal)

informal if two people hook up, they start a relationship together, or they start doing something together

make friends ()

to form friendships

make up ()

to become friendly with someone again after an argument

make up to (informal old-fashioned)

informal old-fashioned to behave in a very friendly way towards someone, or to praise them, in order to get something for yourself

mend fences ()

to try to become friends again with someone who you have argued with

patch up ()

to become friends with someone again after a disagreement

play up to ()

to behave in a very friendly or polite way to someone because you want them to like you or to do something for you

reconcile (verb)

if you reconcile two people or groups, or if they reconcile, they become friendly again after a disagreement

rekindle (verb)

to start a friendship or relationship again with someone

renew (verb)

to start a friendship or relationship again after a period of time when it stopped existing