pal

noun

ˈpal How to pronounce pal (audio)
Definition of palnext
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

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Recent Examples of pal The hub of the spaceship was too crowded and chaotic for communication, so Frank Kuligowski motioned his pal to the peace of a nearby corridor. — Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 26 July 2026 At the end of Endgame, Steve passed on the Captain America title to his pal Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) and time-traveled to the past to be with his longtime love, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell). — Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 26 July 2026 After fulfilling her contract with the Columbia label, the singer signed last year to Warner Records, where an old high school pal, Tim Hinshaw, oversees a boutique label called Free Lunch. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 In this new alt-reality, Stuart and his comic book pals contend with alternate, uniquely dangerous versions of the shop and its Pasadena environs. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for pal
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pal
  1. friend
  2. buddy
  3. chum
Noun
  • Samaritan's Purse said nearly every patient treated at its field hospital has lost a family member or close friend.
    — Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • Can any human being be a true friend to thousands or even millions of people at once?
    — Belonging Forum, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of friend
Noun
  • His buddy Batista was slain by Leon Prater (Peter Dinklage), but there’s no doubt Quinn will suspect Dexter played a role in it.
    — Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 28 July 2026
  • Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro also star in the film, in which Cena plays an undercover CIA agent who inadvertently gets his buddies tied up in a globe-trotting adventure.
    — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 26 July 2026
Definition of buddy
Noun
  • Depending on the season, anglers can cast for king, sockeye, coho, chum, and pink salmon, along with enormous rainbow trout.
    — Bailey Berg, Travel + Leisure, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Barreling into large, heavy fish with enough force to blast them into instant chum is a previously unknown collaborative feeding strategy among orcas, scientifically called Orcinus orca, also known as killer whales.
    — Mindy Weisberger, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Definition of chum

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“Pal.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pal. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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