PEN PALS Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

pen pals

noun

plural of pen pal

as in alter egos

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Noun

With a few simple prompts, anyone can summon up a team of realistic alter egos.

— Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 24 Apr. 2026
Duality comes up a lot in Cameron’s work—alter egos, inner contradictions, mirror images.

— Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 5 Feb. 2026

Definition of alter egos

Noun

But recounting each group’s beginning and remembering many wonderful friends who have passed away were also important to those gathered.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Also very modern-seeming are the complex emotional relationships Perry describes between spouses, parents and their children, siblings or friends from different cultures or societies.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of friends

Noun

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

Definition of pals

Noun

Rosé lives the California dream, as her buddies drop into empty swimming pools on skateboards, bounce on mattresses and get up to good, clean fun.

— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2026
The two meet cute at a deeply awful Toronto nightclub; Emma is trying to feel young and free, while Raiff’s character, an old soul in a twenty-something body, is taken by the somewhat older woman who is much more fun than his drunk buddies.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2026

Definition of buddies

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Ukraine is also seeking security guarantees from partners for a deal.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
In a pair of lawsuits filed in Manhattan federal court this week, one by states and the other by cities, New York State and New York City and their partners are asking independent judges to say no.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of partners

Noun

Kyl rose to a leadership position during his last full term in the Senate, when his Republican colleagues selected him as minority whip.

— JACQUES BILLEAUD THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 18 Sep. 2026
Wixted and his colleagues have found that confidence in court is a poor indicator of a witness’s accuracy.

— Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of colleagues

Noun

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

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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