Companions
Sidekicks and companions are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sidekicks" instead a noun "Companions".
Sidekicks
Companions and sidekicks are semantically related. You can use "Companions" instead a noun "Sidekicks".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- followers and companions
- followers and sidekicks
- mates and companions
- mates and sidekicks
- attendants and companions
- attendants and sidekicks
- friends and companions
- friends and sidekicks
- escorts and companions
- escorts and sidekicks
- partners and companions
- partners and sidekicks
- associates and companions
- associates and sidekicks
Both words in one sentence
- Samus' two sidekicks/companions/helpers/whatevers, Joseph and Athena, complement the heroine adroitly without overshadowing her.
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Also usually inverted with the Doctor and his companions: he's a nonhuman with generally human sidekicks.
Source: Non-Human Sidekick -
Part of the cause of this is simply that animal sidekicks are really adorable (and loyal wild animal companions are cool in themselves), but most of the more interesting ones are not of domesticated species, and the only rational way for the hero to get one is from the wild.
Source: All Animals Are Domesticated
Cite this Source
Sidekicks and Companions. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 28, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/companions/sidekicks
Companions & Sidekicks. N.p., 2016. Web. 28 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/companions/sidekicks>.
Sidekicks or Companions. 2016. Accessed July 28, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/companions/sidekicks.
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