bedfellow
Meaning
a person with whom one shares a bed, often used to refer to a close associate or partner in a non-literal sense (যার সঙ্গে বিছানায় শিষ্য করা হয় (yār saṅgē biśānāẏ śiṣya karā haẏ))
Pronunciation
বেডফেলো (beḍphēlō)
Synonyms
partner, companion, associate, confederate, ally, cronies, comrade, fellow
Synonyms
He is my business partner.
She is a loyal companion.
He is an associate of mine at work.
They are confederates in the project.
She is a strong ally in this situation.
His cronies were always by his side.
The soldier met his comrade in arms.
He was a fellow scientist.
Antonyms
He was not prepared to face his enemy.
She faced her opponent in the match.
He saw his rival as a challenge.
She felt uneasy around strangers.
His adversary plotted against him.
The antagonist in the story created conflict.
He faced many detractors in his career.
Every artist has critics.
Phrases
They were political bedfellows in the last election.
In politics, strange bedfellows can emerge.
They are often bedfellows in crime.
In every struggle, they were bedfellows of fate.
He is her mind bedfellow.