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 of Local Government Secretary Steve Reed - who is ultimately responsible for this reversal - argue that their approach shifted because the legal advice changed.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2026

During World War II, Greenland provided the Allies a bulwark thanks to its strategic location in the contested North Atlantic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 10, 2026

Appeared in the January 8, 2026, print edition as 'Trump Doctrine Confounds Allies, Foes'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 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