Antonyms for pal


Grammar : Noun
Spell : pal
Phonetic Transcription : pæl


Definition of pal

Origin :
  • 1788, from Romany (English Gypsy) pal "brother, comrade," variant of continental Romany pral, plal, phral, probably from Sanskrit bhrata "brother" (see brother (n.)). Extended colloquial form palsy-walsy attested from 1930.
  • noun person's friend
Example sentences :
  • Pal's sent me for you—he knows you, but you mightn't remember him.'
  • Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
  • I seen our other pal lay in HIS stock of old rusty second-handers.
  • Extract from : « Tom Sawyer, Detective » by Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
  • He had just taken it for granted his pal had been through an experience the same as his own.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • Surely his pal was not falling in love with this Theronian empress!
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • It was clear that Phaestra had wanted his pal, needed him—come for him.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, August 1930 » by Various
  • There are two of us in 'the lay,' and my 'pal' is the readiest pistol in Europe.
  • Extract from : « Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) » by Charles James Lever
  • Just look at the story of how he got rid of that pal of his!
  • Extract from : « Victory » by Joseph Conrad
  • In the great days, or more exactly in the great nights, he had been a pal of M. P.
  • Extract from : « The Paliser case » by Edgar Saltus
  • Forrester wished that Diana would do more than treat him like a pal.
  • Extract from : « Pagan Passions » by Gordon Randall Garrett
  • Several times the words were repeated while Pal stood undecided.
  • Extract from : « Followers of the Trail » by Zoe Meyer

Synonyms for pal

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