Associate
Associate noun - A person frequently seen in the company of another.
Usage example: a number of his associates were members of organized crime, so he was a person of interest to the FBI
Accomplice is a synonym for associate in colleague topic. In some cases you can use "Accomplice" instead a noun "Associate", when it comes to topics like comrade, cohort, allied, confederate. popular alternative
Accomplice
Accomplice noun - One associated with another in wrongdoing.
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Synonyms for Accomplice
Associate is a synonym for accomplice in comrade topic. You can use "Associate" instead a noun "Accomplice", if it concerns topics such as cohort, allied, helper, confederate. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- friend and associate
- friend and accomplice
- accessory and associate
- accessory and accomplice
- fellow and associate
- fellow and accomplice
- partner and associate
- partner and accomplice
- companion and associate
- companion and accomplice
- colleague and associate
- colleague and accomplice
- consort and associate
- consort and accomplice
How words are described
| known | known associate | known accomplice |
| human | human associate | human accomplice |
| old | old associate | old accomplice |
| female | female associate | female accomplice |
| Other adjectives: trusted, regular, evil, willing, important, new, reluctant, deranged, wounded, former, mysterious, primary, random, unknown, occasional, thieving, suspected, red-haired. | ||
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