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

Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, the Allies had a different problem.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

The design team delivering the programme is to be led by Allies & Morrison working with Asif Khan Studio and engineers Buro Happold.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

When the Allies occupied defeated Germany, they systematically removed the symbols and regalia of Nazi rule, as at the Nazi Party’s rallying grounds at Nuremberg.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

And in the summer of 1918, it would be retaken by the Allies.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman