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Pals vs Mates - What's the difference?

pals | mates | Synonyms |

Pals is a synonym of mates.


As nouns the difference between pals and mates

is that pals is (pal) while mates is (mate).

As a verb pals

is (pal).

As a adjective mates is

friendly; having a friendship (with).

pals

English

Noun

(head)

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (pal)

    • Anagrams

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    Noun

    (head)

    • mates

    English

    Noun

    (head)

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Friendly; having a friendship (with).
    • He is mates with my brother.

    Usage notes

    * Only used as a predicate.

    Synonyms

    * chummy (British''), chums (''British''), friendly, friends, pally (''British''), pals (''British )

    Anagrams

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