Synonyms of pal

pal

noun

ˈpal 

as in friend

a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another

I always choose my best pal for my softball team first

Synonyms & Similar Words

• friend
• buddy
• chum
• confidant
• compadre
• colleague
• comrade
• sister
• confidante
• familiar
• intimate
• crony
• amigo
• partner
• brother
• musketeer
• alter ego
• acquaintance
• mate
• companion
• fellow
• collaborator
• peer
• associate
• accomplice
• ally
• hearty
• cohort
• benefactor
• blood brother
• supporter
• pen pal
• sympathizer
• sport
• hobnobber
• abettor
• friendly
• main man
• well-wisher
• confederate

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemy
• foe
• competitor
• opponent
• adversary
• rival
• antagonist
• nemesis
• archenemy

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pal

For the first half of the episode, our pals at Price, Siffre & Associates are helping an East Coast firm with a class action lawsuit against WorkSource, an AI training company that has been skirting labor laws and mistreating their contractors. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2026

This discovery set is the ideal present for a friend who wants a scent no one else has, or your pal who went to Osaka this year and hasn’t stopped talking about it since. — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 6 Nov. 2026

Six months after his murky inquiry into truth and persona on The Real Me, Future has brought along some pals to launch a new phase. — Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2026

That means Glee can freely pretend its own flashforward—in which Rachel Berry is a surrogate mother for fellow Glee Club pals Kurt and Blaine could be abandoned. — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 6 Nov. 2026

Phrases Containing pal

• pal (around)