Synonyms of palms

palms 1 of 2

noun

plural of palm

as in victories

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent

the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin

Synonyms & Similar Words

• victories
• wins
• triumphs
• conquests
• successes
• sweeps
• subjugations
• landslides
• captures
• walkovers
• blowouts
• runaways
• romps
• walkaways
• shutouts
• laughers
• takeovers
• masteries
• squeakers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• trimmings
• losses
• beatings
• whippings
• defeats
• routs
• overthrows
• flops
• lickings
• upsets
• disasters
• failures
• slips
• drubbings
• washouts
• collapses
• shellackings
• slumps
• declines
• debacles
• setbacks
• wanes
• nonsuccesses
• fizzles
• lurches

palms

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of palm

as in wishes

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable

another low-rent company trying to palm cheesy merchandise upon mail-order customers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wishes
• inflicts
• palms off
• imposes
• passes off
• foists
• fobs off
• forces
• entails
• counterfeits
• forges
• fakes
• distorts
• misrepresents
• falsifies

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of palms

Noun

Las Palmas, for one, is a touch more private, surrounded by swaying palms and with a view of the ocean from the top deck. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Oct. 2026

Keep a tight core, a straight back and a slight bend in your knees, with the weights hanging straight down, palms facing one another. — Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026

In another, Asia Argento, in the gaudy finery of Madame du Barry, reads the palms of her co-stars during a break in filming. — Radhika Seth, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026

Pulsar, in collaboration with Feinmann and Noctua, designed a gaming mouse with a perforated shell that helps keep palms cool during play. — Time Staff, Time, 15 Oct. 2026

Baur says once the palms are gone, the native forest returns rapidly. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026

Centered on the town of Bawiti, this remote depression in Egypt’s Western Desert is surrounded by barren hills, date palms, hot springs and sweeping desert landscapes. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 10 Oct. 2026

The suspects are described as Black males between the ages of 16 and 20 with a thin to medium build who were wearing all black clothing, ski masks and red gloves with black palms, according to the Philadelphia Police Department. — ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026

As if that same sea that caresses the feet of the palms were doing it now in Tokyo, in your house. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Sibley, trying to get between Popov and his friends, made contact with the teen, palms out and open handed, and Popov stabbed him in the heart, Jafari said. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026