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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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 proposed that the US would take the lead in monitoring a truce.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2026

Allies framed the strikes as a law-enforcement action rather than an act of war.

From Salon • Jan. 3, 2026

“The beautiful multi-coloured ‘northern lights’—flickering shafts of light that lit up the sky—would at times, inconveniently for the Allies, provide just what the U- boat commanders needed to locate the convoys through their periscopes.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026

While I was focused on Public Allies, Barack had settled into what was—by his standard, anyway—a period of relative tameness and predictability.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama