pally
Like close mates
Pally means friendly or chummy, suggesting easy familiarity: They've gotten quite pally since working together.
The word is informal and somewhat dated, more common in British than American English.
It often carries a hint of suspicion or disapproval about the closeness being described: I don't like how pally he's become with the competition.
Warmly familiar, informal
- buddy-buddyConspicuously warm and familiar
- mateyInformal British address
- amicablePeacefully cooperative in manner
- cordialWarmly friendly manner
sociable · companionable · congenial · warmhearted · good-natured · approachable · neighborly · gregarious
Nearby or to shut
- tight-knitClosely and firmly united
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
- kindredRelations by blood
devoted · inseparable · trusted · familiar · attached · dear · fond · affectionate
chummy
Warmly familiar, informal
- buddy-buddyConspicuously warm and familiar
- mateyInformal British address
- amicablePeacefully cooperative in manner
cordial · sociable · companionable · congenial · warmhearted · good-natured · approachable · neighborly · gregarious · outgoing
close
Nearby or to shut
- tight-knitClosely and firmly united
- confidanteTrusted female friend
- bondedFastened or emotionally connected
kindred · devoted · inseparable · trusted · familiar · attached · dear · fond · affectionate · thick as thieves
pallyhostile
Aggressively unfriendly
unfriendly · antagonistic · cold · forbidding · unwelcoming
- pen palLong-distance letter friend
- pal aroundAssociate in friendship
- old pal
- gal palWoman's platonic female companion
- palliative careRelief-focused medicine for illness
- palling aroundSocializing informally with companions