as in supporter
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
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
as in to cooperate
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
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of ally
Reuters 3 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Corbyn and his allies are now clearly shunning her.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
By extension, older water districts in unincorporated areas and older suburbs that allied with Denver Water long ago also have lower tap fees.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ally
Noun
An ally of Hungarian leader Viktor Orban, Babis has teamed up with a number of far-right parties in the Patriots for Europe group in the European Parliament to challenge the mainstream direction of Europe’s policies, including decarbonisation.
—Reuters 3 Hr Ago, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Corbyn and his allies are now clearly shunning her.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
For now, most of the world still wants to ally with Washington rather than Beijing.
—Thomas Wright, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
By extension, older water districts in unincorporated areas and older suburbs that allied with Denver Water long ago also have lower tap fees.
—Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 15 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ally
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ally
Noun
-
Back in the 1920s, even the Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin called on his British supporters to affiliate with the Labour Party instead of fighting it.—
Arash Azizi,
The Atlantic,
4 Oct. 2025
-
No victims speak in court While the court heard several pleas from Combs’ supporters Friday, the victims who testified at trial were noticeably absent from the hearing.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
4 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The evidence that Song was the shooter comes from a green mask the assailant wore from which samples that tested positive for Song’s DNA were taken and from interviews with cooperating sources, FBI Special Agent Clark Wiethorn testified at the hearing.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
-
Council failed to speak up about recent threats facing the immigrant community, Mateo-Pascual said, including the controversial immigration enforcement bill requiring sheriffs to cooperate with federal immigration authorities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The team unites design, R&D, and manufacturing under one roof to reduce unnecessary markups, so that consumers pay for craftsmanship, not middlemen.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
2 Oct. 2025
-
What unites these subscribers to America’s growing warrior culture is not their personal relationship to fighting but rather their perspective on what role the warrior, with the wisdom afforded by his abilities, should play in society.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Verb
-
The unit collaborates with various federal, state, tribal, and local partners, including the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations, to combat terrorism.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
2 Oct. 2025
-
Then, as now, The Lancet medical journal collaborated with the environmental nonprofit EAT and dozens of international researchers to determine how food producers could feed the burgeoning global population without further harming the environment.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Ally.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ally. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share