Friend
Friend noun - A person who has a strong liking for and trust in another.
Sounding board and friend are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sounding board" instead a noun "Friend".
Sounding board
Sounding board noun - A person whose reactions to something serve as an indication of its acceptability.
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Synonyms for Sounding board
Friend and sounding board are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Friend" instead a noun phrase "Sounding board".
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Related pairs
- intimate and friend
- intimate and sounding board
- familiar and friend
- familiar and sounding board
- acquaintance and friend
- acquaintance and sounding board
- companion and friend
- companion and sounding board
- adherent and friend
- adherent and sounding board
- confidante and friend
- confidante and sounding board
- mate and friend
- mate and sounding board
Both terms in one sentence
- The actual explanation is that Jim Davis created Lyman so that Jon would have a human friend, a sort of sounding board.
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Secret Keeper: Mike's friend Frances, who helps his investigation in the first episode and serves as a sounding board later, is the only person outside the team who has any idea what his life has become.
Source: Series / Ultraviolet
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