HAIL-FELLOW-WELL-MET Synonyms: 121 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈhāl-ˌfe-lō-ˌwel-ˈmet

as in warm

having or showing kindly feeling and sincere interest a hail-fellow-well-met politician who genuinely enjoys pressing the flesh

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hail-fellow-well-met

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noun

as in pal

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Adjective

That means typically warmer water, such as around Indonesia, moves east to a normally cooler part of the Pacific, near Peru — pushed along by Kelvin waves.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
This August was Earth’s hottest on record and could mark the start of a record-breaking warm stretch that would likely culminate in a record-hot 2027 — and possibly 2026 — globally.

— Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of warm

Noun

Instead, she was seen attending husband Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs game, where Swift sat with her pal, Tom Cruise.

— Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Sep. 2026
Though the 2026 Emmys saw plenty of celebrities mingling in the VIP section, the after-parties were where the stars let loose and caught up with their industry pals.

— KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of pal

Noun

Aura’s new slate — which included Trap House, the paramedic buddy comedy Code 3 with Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel Howery, the comedy K-Pops!

— Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
And longtime buddy Travis Kelce, who gave new wife Taylor Swift something to cheer about with a 59-yard catch that helped to set up a field goal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddy

Adjective

The gracious master of ceremonies gave me the place of honor in the line-up, directly behind him, with Reiffer and the two shikaris bringing up the rear.

— Leslie E. Tassell, Outdoor Life, 27 Aug. 2026
Walters asks, with a show of reluctance, questions about hillbillies, adolescent development, breast surgeries and her husband — though the singer’s answers are always gracious.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of gracious

Noun

Refocusing on Blake Lively, her lawyers Hudson and Gottlieb go on today to shift away from the chum change awad their client received and try to shift to their idea of the bigger picture.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
When Short’s old chum Kasdan suggested making a documentary about him, the comedian demurred.

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of chum

Noun

Shirley gets one of her compadres in Mechanical, Ossie (Michael Younis), to send Juliette further into the Down Deep using their little dumbwaiter contraption.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Azul, a loyal compadre, and Zachariah, an introspective cowboy that just got out of prison.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 June 2026

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