HAIL-FELLOWS-WELL-MET Synonyms: 42 Similar and Opposite Words

hail-fellows-well-met

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plural of hail-fellow-well-met

as in hail-fellows

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Noun

The fugitive tells his underwater buddies what the humans have been doing to their kind.

— Joshua Kurp, Vulture, 26 Oct. 2026
They are being rounded up and sent for slaughter by the government that wants the land for its rich buddies and industry.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of buddies

Noun

As his college chums settled into respectable professions, Hawthorne shrank from the grim prospect of free enterprise.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of chums

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Where to Stay Imagine jetting off to Stockholm to visit your art collector pals in their private waterfront residence.

— Isabelle Kliger, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2026
As Mike teams up with a few pals, a police officer and an events organizer, a funny and remarkably optimistic story of small-town resistance unfolds.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pals

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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

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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

The season finale feels like an afterthought, as Elias and his Bellflower cronies arrive in Crystal Lake for a final showdown against Pam, Levon, and Brianna.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The mayor and his cronies opposed a public vote so residents can decide on the project.

— Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026

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