PALLY Synonyms: 25 Similar and Opposite Words

pally

adjective

Definition of pally

as in chummy

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Adjective

But as the topic turned to the relationship school shooter Colt Gray had with his mother Marcee – the allegations of abuse and neglect and her chummy jail conversations with him after the shooting – Breanna Schermerhorn could no longer stay silent.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
Fauci's diary reveals COVID czar had chummy relationship with media figures.

— , FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of chummy

Adjective

Schubert and the law enforcement agencies that fall under her jurisdiction appear to be bosom buddies.

— Monique Judge, The Root, 15 May 2018
Jim Hamre and Zack Willhoite were also bosom buddies in their passion for public transportation who had excitedly awaited the day higher-speed trains could zip through their home turf.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 20 Dec. 2017

Definition of bosom

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The two met on the set of the 1971 television special The First Nine Months and soon became inseparable.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Kushner’s methods and negotiating tactics have baffled foreign-policy experts—and his diplomacy appears inseparable from his private business pursuits around the world.

— David Remnick, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of inseparable

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Ronstadt retired in 2011 due to the neurodegenerative condition known as progressive supranuclear palsy.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Aug. 2026
He was later diagnosed with a severe nerve injury to his left shoulder and arm and underwent surgery at 6 months old, but continued to suffer from a brachial plexus nerve injury known as Erb’s palsy, the family’s complaint claims.

— Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026

Definition of palsy

Adjective

That could still be possible even if White does not play at Portman Road tomorrow night, but his early substitution at the Stadium of Light felt a bit too familiar.

— Art de Roché, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
If this was the case, Hodge realized, experts could continue their calculations using familiar algebraic structures instead of struggling with the triangles.

— Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Sep. 2026

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