allies

[al-ahyz, uh-lahyz] / ˈæl aɪz, əˈlaɪz /

NOUN

something united with another, especially by treaty

Synonyms

STRONGEST

associate colleague friend partner

STRONG

accessory accomplice co-worker coadjutor collaborator confederate helper

Antonyms

STRONGEST

antagonist detractor enemy foe opponent

Example Sentences

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Allies need to take the breakup scenario seriously, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said on X Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Appeared in the March 18, 2026, print edition as 'The Allies Take a Pass on Iran'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt suddenly announced it at the 1943 Casablanca conference as an aim of the World War II Allies, he did so off the cuff.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

Allies of the president had criticised the plan, but during a meeting with Sir Keir in the Oval Office last February, Trump said "I think we'll be inclined to go along with your country".

From BBC • Jan. 20, 2026

The films often had the opposite effect: Despite the mountains of evidence, many Hitler Youth told themselves that the films were exaggerated, if not invented by the Allies as propaganda intended to defame the Nazis.

From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti