HAIL-FELLOWS Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

hail-fellows

noun

plural of hail-fellow

as in buddies

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Noun

The Kennedy assassination all at once gave Martin a vocation and a network of pen pals and phone buddies; her monomania also provided her kids with an opportunity for experiential learning in a pre-digital era.

— Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2026
Tuning into their broadcasts is basically listening to old buddies talking baseball.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of buddies

Noun

Longtime pals Nina Dobrev and Aaron Paul had to share a kiss in the film The Get Out (2026).

— Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Capitalizing on the daily news stories of Gemini missions and Apollo moon-walking dreams, this spacefaring fellow and his astronaut pals let kids everywhere imagine colorful cosmic adventures.

— Jeff Spry, Space.com, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of pals

Noun

Commissioned by Mattel as a blatant weekly half-hour commercial for its popular toy line, the show pits He-Man and his heroic chums against the evil (but strangely inept) Skeletor in a battle for control of Castle Grayskull.

— Richard Edwards, Space.com, 5 July 2026
To be sure, Maher’s ready wit and spontaneous repartee as a talk show host were central themes for the parade of chums who praised the honoree.

— Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026

Definition of chums

Noun

The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
For decades, the Skyline Cinema in Dillon, Colorado has been one of the few places Summit County families go to watch the latest movie, teenagers go for their first jobs, and friends go to spend a few hours together.

— Spencer Wilson, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

When published in 1844, Dumas' novel, which evokes the adventures of musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d'Artagnan — yes, there were actually four musketeers — became an overnight sensation.

— Eleanor Beardsley, NPR, 30 Mar. 2026
While the hero existed — as did Athos, Porthos, and Aramis, or at least musketeers with similar names — most of the actual stories are invented, either by the sensationalist biographer or Dumas himself.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of musketeers

Noun

Just as Sky was going up for a moonsault, Morgan’s Judgment Day cronies got involved.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Ilham Aliyev continued his father’s dictatorial legacy, imprisoning his critics and enriching his family and cronies, while polishing his country’s image by hosting Formula One events and the Eurovision Song Contest.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026

Definition of cronies

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
Spending two-plus hours of quality time with a randy demon and his dead compadres turns out to be fun.

— Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 4 Mar. 2026

Definition of compadres

Noun

This annual autumn release allows manufacturing partners like TSMC to efficiently allocate custom silicon production for high-volume runs.

— Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Some people have uninstalled the apps in protest or tried to upload their chat histories into other apps to try to resurrect their virtual partners.

— ABC News, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026

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