Synonyms of pals

pals

noun

plural of pal

as in friends

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

• friends
• buddies
• chums
• colleagues
• confidants
• compadres
• comrades
• cronies
• amigos
• confidantes
• sisters
• intimates
• musketeers
• acquaintances
• partners
• familiars
• mates
• brothers
• alter egos
• associates
• peers
• companions
• allies
• cohorts
• collaborators
• sports
• accomplices
• fellows
• supporters
• blood brothers
• sympathizers
• benefactors
• hearties
• confederates
• pen pals
• abettors
• well-wishers
• hobnobbers
• friendlies
• main men

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• enemies
• foes
• competitors
• opponents
• adversaries
• rivals
• antagonists
• archenemies
• nemeses

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pals

Bruce Springsteen’s Friendship with Barack Obama Springsteen and then-senator Barack Obama became pals on the campaign trail in 2008. — Alexandra Schonfeld, PEOPLE, 23 Sep. 2026

So a terrorist problem more closely associated with Washington’s pals in Saudi Arabia was conveniently and strategically spread around. — Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026

Though the 2026 Emmys saw plenty of celebrities mingling in the VIP section, the after-parties were where the stars let loose and caught up with their industry pals. — Kimi Robinson, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2026

Having the good fortune to be present at a musical revolution’s ground zero, Hynde’s exotic American watched her British pals quickly turn into first-gen punk legends and form the Damned, the Sex Pistols, the Slits, the Clash. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026

Eric Cartman The terrifically foul-mouthed, plus-sized adolescent made his debut in the pilot episode of South Park, which follows the japes and scrapes of Cartman and his pals Kyle, Stan, and Kenny in the titular Colorado enclave. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026

Kippenberger and his pals Werner Büttner, Georg Herold, and the Oehlen brothers. — Barry Schwabsky, ARTnews.com, 8 Sep. 2026

The two women start to hang out again like college pals, gossiping and hip-hip dancing and — always – splitting a bottle of white wine. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

Crist and Donoghue were Donleavy’s pals at Trinity College Dublin in the late 1940s, models in part for The Ginger Man characters Sebastian Dangerfield and Kenneth O’Keefe. — Literary Hub, 3 Sep. 2026