Synonyms of allies

allies 1 of 2

noun

plural of ally

as in supporters

someone associated with another to give assistance or moral support

in trying to convince his parents to send him to soccer camp, the youngster had a strong ally in his coach

Synonyms & Similar Words

• supporters
• colleagues
• sympathizers
• friends
• confederates
• associates
• confidants
• backers
• partners
• bedfellows
• fellow travelers
• abettors
• assistants
• collaborators
• buddies
• accomplices
• helpers
• comrades
• companions
• accessories
• fellows
• pals
• collaborationists
• cohorts
• well-wishers
• chums
• empathizers
• intimates
• familiars
• coadjutors
• adjuncts
• cronies
• coalitionists
• mates

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemies
• detractors
• opponents
• foes
• adversaries
• belittlers

allies

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of ally

as in cooperates

to form or enter into an association that furthers the interests of its members

the area's small grape growers have allied and formed a cooperative that will help them get the best prices

Synonyms & Similar Words

• cooperates
• unites
• federates
• collaborates
• clubs
• confederates
• associates
• leagues
• groups
• bands (together)
• pulls together
• closes ranks
• merges
• affiliates
• coalesces
• coheres
• organizes
• teams (up)
• conjoins
• joins
• hangs together
• consolidates
• converges
• links
• gangs up
• cabals
• ties
• unionizes
• conglomerates
• amalgamates
• incorporates
• combines
• knots
• weds

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• parts
• breaks up
• disbands
• splits
• dissolves
• severs
• divorces
• disengages
• separates
• segregates
• alienates
• sunders
• detaches
• falls out
• estranges
• disunites

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of allies

Noun

The outlet identified prominent members of the opposition who were detained after the 2024 election and remain in prison as former lawmaker Freddy Superlano, Machado’s lawyer Perkins Rocha and Juan Pablo Guanipa, a former governor and one of Machado’s closest allies. —Rachel Wolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Jan. 2026

Ethan, Boston Rob, Tina, Tom Westman — all my allies are not on this beach, brother. —Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026

Presently, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization includes former communist allies like Bulgaria and Hungary. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2026

While Powell receives praise for his ability to herd the many cats of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) toward a consensus, the Harvard and Stanford alum may instead establish strategies with a smaller group of allies, before expanding his thinking to the wider group. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 30 Jan. 2026

No doubt Johnson and his mayoral allies in Los Angeles, Minneapolis and other cities have come up with other ideas during the Mayors Conference this week. —David Greising, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2026

The solar eclipse in Aquarius on February 17 is jumpstarting your eleventh house of groups, organizations, and allies, and Saturn rules that part of your chart, so these two events are not separate. —Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 2026

Four months and six health care roundtables later, the stage for Bonta and her allies to confront the state’s health care crisis is set. —Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026

Senate Democrats are uniformly refusing to fund the Department of Homeland Security the president and his Republican allies in Congress agree to deeper reforms to federal immigration enforcement. —Phillip M. Bailey, USA Today, 29 Jan. 2026

Verb

The ash people’s perspective allies them with the group looking to strip-mine Pandora’s resources. —David Sims, The Atlantic, 19 Dec. 2025