SIDEKICK: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SIDEKICK?

Need another word that means the same as “sidekick”? Find 25 synonyms for “sidekick” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Sidekick” are: brother, buddy, chum, crony, pal, companion, boon companion, bosom friend, best friend, close friend, intimate, confidante, confidant, familiar, soul mate, second self, shadow, playmate, playfellow, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, ally, comrade, associate

Sidekick as a Noun

Definitions of "Sidekick" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “sidekick” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
• A person's assistant or close associate, especially one who has less authority than that person.

Synonyms of "Sidekick" as a noun (25 Words)

ally	A state formally cooperating with another for a military or other purpose. He s a good ally in fight.
associate	A person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor. First was the lightning and then its thunderous associate.
best friend	The person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others.
boon companion	A desirable state.
bosom friend	Cloth that covers the chest or breasts.
brother	A male with the same parents as someone else. The time is coming brothers for us to act.
buddy	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. I m working on it buddy.
chum	A close friend. An old school chum.
classmate	An acquaintance that you go to school with.
close friend	The temporal end; the concluding time.
companion	A person who shares the experiences of another, especially when these are unpleasant or unwelcome. His travelling companion.
comrade	A fellow soldier or member of the armed forces. Greetings comrade.
confidant	A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. A close confidante of the princess.
confidante	A female confidant.
crony	A close friend or companion. He went gambling with his cronies.
familiar	(in the Roman Catholic Church) a person rendering certain services in a pope’s or bishop’s household. Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts.
intimate	Someone to whom private matters are confided. His circle of intimates.
pal	Used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression. We ve been pals for a long time.
playfellow	A companion at play. They had been his boyhood playfellows.
playmate	Used euphemistically to refer to a person’s lover. Her clients use this album of photos to pick their ideal playmate.
schoolmate	A person who attends or attended the same school as oneself. I ran into an old schoolmate of mine.
second self	1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d’Unites.
shadow	The slightest trace of something. Trees cast long shadows.
soul mate	The human embodiment of something.
workmate	A fellow worker.

Usage Examples of "Sidekick" as a noun

• Sherlock Holmes' bumbling sidekick Watson.