PALLS Synonyms: 135 Similar and Opposite Words

palls 1 of 2

noun

plural of pall

as in coffins

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 clouds

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 veils

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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palls

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pall

as in subsides

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

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Noun

Draped in Palestinian flags, the coffins were carried through streets filled with nationalist songs and chants.

— Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026
On Tuesday, the bodies lay in white coffins at a church in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe’s second-largest city, before their burial.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of coffins

Noun

Southwestern Minnesota will see a few more clouds, and could get clipped by a few showers in the early hours.

— Joseph Dames, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026
This was promptly followed by rapidly moving ground-hugging clouds of blistering hot gas and rock fragments, a phenomenon called pyroclastic flow.

— Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouds

Noun

Their heads are covered in waist-length teal veils, and black canvas work aprons cover their gray habits.

— Adora Namigadde, NPR, 23 July 2026
With diagnostic precision, shifting baseline syndrome puts a name on something that most of us have experienced—the ways in which the fog of forgetting veils experience.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Definition of veils

Verb

The brutal nausea and vomiting of norovirus, for instance, subsides in one to three days; even the relentless diarrhea of cyclosporiasis can let up in a couple of days with an antibiotic.

— Erica Sloan, Washington Post, 12 Aug. 2026
That said, living in the South means there’s still a ways to go before the heat subsides, and until then, breathable summer staples will continue to define my outfits.

— Kate Boswell, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of subsides

Noun

Iranian state media showed throngs of people gathered at Imam Khomeini Grand Mosalla, a large prayer complex in Tehran, visiting the family's caskets.

— Hadeel Al-Shalchi, NPR, 6 July 2026
The caskets of his dead family members sat beneath Khamenei's, which had his black turban atop it, identifying him as a direct descendant of the Prophet Muhammad.

— NASSER KARIMI, Arkansas Online, 5 July 2026

Definition of caskets

Verb

If the vehicle slows significantly below the required speed, the normal force between its tires and the tunnel surface decreases, increasing the risk of losing contact.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 18 Aug. 2026
Research from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology shows that AI adoption in manufacturing initially decreases productivity before ultimately helping workers achieve long-term gains.

— Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

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