PAL: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for PAL?

Need another word that means the same as “pal”? Find 30 synonyms and 30 related words for “pal” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Pal” are: brother, buddy, chum, crony, sidekick, friend, companion, comrade, intimate, familiar, confidant, second self, man, my friend, chum up, pal up, become friendly, make friends, become friends, form a friendship, mix, keep company, mingle, socialize, get together, go around, rub shoulders, fraternize, consort, have dealings

Pal as a Noun

Definitions of "Pal" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pal” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities.
• A friend.
• Used as a form of address, especially to indicate anger or aggression.

Synonyms of "Pal" as a noun (14 Words)

brother	A man or boy in relation to other sons and daughters of his parents. A Benedictine brother.
buddy	A working companion with whom close cooperation is required. I m working on it buddy.
chum	A large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish. An old school chum.
companion	A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels. A traveller s companion.
comrade	(among men) a colleague or a fellow member of an organization. Comrades in arms.
confidant	A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. A close confidante of the princess.
crony	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. He went gambling with his cronies.
familiar	A friend who is frequently in the company of another. Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts.
friend	A contact on a social networking website. We are friends of the family.
intimate	A very close friend. His circle of intimates.
man	All of the living human inhabitants of the earth. Places untouched by the ravages of man.
my friend	A person who backs a politician or a team etc.
second self	A 60th part of a minute of arc.
sidekick	A close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities. Sherlock Holmes bumbling sidekick Watson.

Usage Examples of "Pal" as a noun

• We've been pals for a long time.
• Back off, pal.

Pal as a Verb

Definitions of "Pal" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “pal” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Become friends; act friendly towards.
• Spend time with a friend.
• Form a friendship.

Synonyms of "Pal" as a verb (16 Words)

become friendly	Come into existence.
become friends	Enhance the appearance of.
chum up	Raise.
consort	Keep company. You chose to consort with the enemy.
form a friendship	Establish or impress firmly in the mind.
fraternize	Associate or form a friendship with someone, especially when one is not supposed to. She ignored Elisabeth's warning glare against fraternizing with the enemy.
get together	Evoke an emotional response.
go around	To be spent or finished.
have dealings	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses.
keep company	Supply with room and board.
make friends	Put in order or neaten.
mingle	Be all mixed up or jumbled together. A smell which mingled disinfectant and soap.
mix	Mix so as to make a random order or arrangement. Oil and water don t mix.
pal up	Become friends; act friendly towards.
rub shoulders	Scrape or rub as if to relieve itching.
socialize	Take part in social activities; interact with others. The children must be properly socialized.

Usage Examples of "Pal" as a verb

• We got acquainted but we never really palled around.
• She palled up with some English chaps.

Associations of "Pal" (30 Words)

acquaintance	Acquaintances considered collectively. I renewed my acquaintance with Herbert.
affinity	(anthropology) kinship by marriage or adoption; not a blood relationship. James s affinity with Sam.
befriend	Act as or become a friend to (someone), especially when they are in need of help or support. He makes a point of befriending newcomers to Parliament.
brother	A title given to a monk and used as form of address. My brother still lives with our parents.
buddy	A person who befriends and helps another with an incapacitating disease, typically AIDS. I m working on it buddy.
camaraderie	The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. The enforced camaraderie of office life.
classmate	A fellow member of a class at school, college, or university.
colleague	A person with whom one works in a profession or business. The surgeon consulted his colleagues.
companion	Be a companion to somebody. Drinking companions.
companionship	A feeling of fellowship or friendship. The love and companionship of marriage.
comrade	A fellow soldier or member of the armed forces. You re right comrade.
comradeship	The quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability. His greatest joy came from comradeship with others in the team.
confidant	A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others. A close confidante of the princess.
couple	Two people or things of the same sort considered together. In three weeks the couple fell in love and became engaged.
cousin	A person in one’s wider extended family, to whom one is not closely related. The new motorbikes are not proving as popular as their four wheel cousins.
crony	A close friend or companion. He went gambling with his cronies.
fellow	One of a pair. Say fellow what are you doing.
folk	Relating to folk music. A folk club.
friend	Add someone to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website. He was my best friend at the university.
friendship	A relationship between friends. Because of the friendship between our countries we had a very frank exchange.
grader	A wheeled machine for levelling the ground, especially in making roads. A first grader.
intimate	Marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity – V.L. Parrington. Intimate relations between economics politics and legal principles.
mate	South American tea like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate. He loved the mare and all her mates.
neighbor	Live or be located as a neighbor. Pakistan neighbors India.
neighbour	A person who lives (or is located) near another. I chatted with my neighbour on the flight to New York.
partner	Associate or work together as partners. He began to call potential coalition partners about forming a new government.
peer	A nobleman duke or marquis or earl or viscount or baron who is a member of the British peerage. We peered into the back of the shop to see whether a salesman was around.
sibling	A person’s brother or sister.
waif	A homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned. A little shop presided over by a Gothic waif in purple eyeshadow and lipstick.
workmate	A fellow worker.