PALL Synonyms: 132 Similar and Opposite Words

Q: How is the word 'pall' different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of pall are cloy , glut , gorge , sate , satiate , and surfeit . While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite. // a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

Q: When is it sensible to use 'cloy' instead of 'pall'?

While the synonyms cloy and pall are close in meaning, cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting. // sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

Q: When might 'glut' be a better fit than 'pall'?

Although the words glut and pall have much in common, glut implies excess in feeding or supplying. // a market glutted with diet books

Q: When is 'gorge' a more appropriate choice than 'pall'?

While in some cases nearly identical to pall , gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking. // gorged themselves with chocolate

Q: How are the words 'satiate' and 'sate' related as synonyms of 'pall'?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire. // years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel // readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

Q: In what contexts can 'surfeit' take the place of 'pall'?

The meanings of surfeit and pall largely overlap; however, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion. // surfeited themselves with junk food

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noun

Definition of pall

as in coffin

a boxlike container for holding a dead body bearing her husband's pall were her four brothers and two nephews

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as in cloud

an overspreading element that produces an atmosphere of gloom a persistent pall of distrust has overtaken this administration and will remain until the president resigns

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as in veil

something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth a pall of gloom overshadowed the failing theater's last production

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pall

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verb

ˈpȯl

as in to subside

to grow less in scope or intensity especially gradually viewers' interest in the reality show eventually palled

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How is the word pall different from other verbs like it?

Some common synonyms of pall are cloy, glut, gorge, sate, satiate, and surfeit. While all these words mean "to fill to repletion," pall emphasizes the loss of ability to stimulate interest or appetite.

a life of leisure eventually begins to pall

When is it sensible to use cloy instead of pall?

While the synonyms cloy and pall are close in meaning, cloy stresses the disgust or boredom resulting from such surfeiting.

sentimental pictures that cloy after a while

When might glut be a better fit than pall?

Although the words glut and pall have much in common, glut implies excess in feeding or supplying.

a market glutted with diet books

When is gorge a more appropriate choice than pall?

While in some cases nearly identical to pall, gorge suggests glutting to the point of bursting or choking.

gorged themselves with chocolate

How are the words satiate and sate related as synonyms of pall?

Both satiate and sate may sometimes imply only complete satisfaction but more often suggest repletion that has destroyed interest or desire.

years of globe-trotting had satiated their interest in travel

readers were sated with sensationalistic stories

In what contexts can surfeit take the place of pall?

The meanings of surfeit and pall largely overlap; however, surfeit implies a nauseating repletion.

surfeited themselves with junk food

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Recent Examples of pall

Noun

What once was a world of fellowship has been ruined, covered in a pall of fear. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 17 July 2026 Trump started the day threatening to block Congress’ biggest bipartisan legislation of his second term over a voter ID bill that faces no path to law — casting a pall over a Capitol that had already begun celebrating a rare cost-of-living victory. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 24 June 2026

Verb

But three weeks into their stay — Spain arrived in New Zealand well in advance of its first game, hoping to draw the sting from the jet lag — the place had started to pall. — Rory Smith, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023 But after a time, the combination of abrasive, impenetrably shellacked characters and deliberately, hopelessly tangled shaggy-dog storytelling begins to pall, and viewers may wish for a simpler way in. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 7 Aug. 2022 See All Example Sentences for pall

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Noun

Hundreds of fans lined the streets of a seaside Welsh village on Saturday to bid farewell to late singer Bonnie Tyler as her coffin was brought home.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
But there’s not enough evidence to really put that nail in the coffin yet.

— Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of coffin

Noun

Perhaps most exciting will be the possibility for spectacular sunrises and sunsets, as light from the sun bounces off the bottom of these elevated clouds in intense pink and orange colors.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026
The stock is gapping above its 50-day MA and daily cloud, confirming a short-term breakout.

— Katie Stockton, CNBC, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of cloud

Noun

The post featured several sweet moments, including one of her placing a veil on her daughter’s head.

— Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
The Substance actress shared a glimpse of herself helping her youngest daughter with her wedding veil, along with her daughters Rumer and Scout and granddaughter Louetta.

— Lara Walsh, InStyle, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of veil

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Washington and Tehran agreed in June to a 60-day ceasefire, allowing time to negotiate a more durable peace deal while active fighting subsided and the Strait of Hormuz could be reopened.

— Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 18 Aug. 2026
The drama of last year’s Ole Miss team under Lane Kiffin has subsided.

— PJ Green August 16, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of subside

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Haunted Mansion props on the parade floats will include the conservatory casket, cryptic gravestones, gargoyle candleholders, watchful busts, haunted armor and stretching room portraits.

— Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 18 Aug. 2026
Corpses are then placed into either a cardboard box or casket at the crematorium and left to burn for several hours.

— Allison Kiehl, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of casket

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While music from the Campari Lounge boomed into the evening, approximately 100 demonstrators unwound a shroud bearing the names of 60,000 people who have been killed in Gaza since the beginning of the war two and a half years ago.

— John Bleasdale, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026
The shroud of silence and fear that enveloped Syria throughout the Assad decades was gone.

— Lina Sergie Attar, Time, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of shroud

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The term refers to when tobacco companies in the 1990s were forced to pay billions of dollars for misleading the public about the safety and potential harms of their products, and subsequently saw their power and influence dramatically diminished.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 18 Aug. 2026
The filter significantly diminishes elements commonly found in water that can be damaging, like chlorine, hydrogen sulfide, heavy metals, and more.

— Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of diminish

Noun

All three will face a slew of charges, including injuring or removing a tomb or monument, disturbing the contents of a grave or tomb and grand theft, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Wednesday.

— Rylan DiGiacomo-Rapp, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026
In July 2025, utility workers excavating trenches to expand an underground gas network in Peru's capital unearthed two pre-Incan tombs that were over 1,000 years old.

— CBS News, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

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