Word Type

Noun

Verb

Proper Noun

The word "ally" can be used as noun, verb and proper noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

enemy

Derived Terms

Allies alliable allied ally cookie allyhood allying allyless allyship coally disally fern ally misally nonally re-ally

Derived From

ly

Distinct From

enemy foe

Etymologically Related To

al alabaster allay alligate alloy ligament ly

Inflected/Variant Forms

alley

Context

taxonomy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

affiliate associate associate assort body politic commonwealth consort country land nation res publica state

Type Of (IsA)

associate state

Manner Of

consort

Related Terms

alliance alligate alligated alligation alligator

Related Terms

ale ale lie alexandra alfred alice alison alliance associate auxiliary confederacy confederate connect connection diminutive diplomatic diplomatic friend family friend friendship given name helper ic kinsman league lie love marriage partner political political friend relation relative resemblance similitude sovereign species state street taw treaty unite wartime wartime friend

Synonym Network

make common cause

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