PALMS Synonyms: 60 Similar and Opposite Words

palms 1 of 2

noun

plural of palm

as in victories

an instance of defeating an enemy or opponent the judges' decision was unanimous: the palm would go to the pianist who had played an early piece by Chopin

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verb

present tense third-person singular of palm

as in wishes

to offer (something fake, useless, or inferior) as genuine, useful, or valuable another low-rent company trying to palm cheesy merchandise upon mail-order customers

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Recent Examples of palms

Noun

But downtown’s major palmification happened in the late 1980s and early ’90s when the Redevelopment Agency spent about $6 million on 450 palms to plant in the city core. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 As the ice melts between their open palms, time flows backwards, revealing two strangers bound by a silent recognition and a love that longs for neither shape nor certainty, but only the grace of existing. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2026 Although many were abandoned, the palms continued to spread, crowding out native trees. — NPR, 3 Aug. 2026 Most commonly, Vo says excessive sweating happens in the armpits, palms, soles of feet, face and scalp, though others have more widespread sweating. — Alexandra Frost, USA Today, 2 Aug. 2026 David Luiz, Samuel Eto’o, Andre Schurrle — all these players contributed in some way to Chelsea’s success during the years when various fixers and middlemen were having their palms greased. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 Lazy rivers wind beneath breezy palms, while soaring slides and fort-like play areas peek out of the foliage. — Carly Caramanna, Travel + Leisure, 31 July 2026 The park’s iconic Botanical Building, which anchors a tranquil lily pond, recently reopened to the public after being closed for construction for nearly three years, and houses a collection of rare plants, ferns, orchids, and palms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026 Her triceps were flexed, arms straight back with palms facing the ceiling. — Samantha Adams, The Conversation, 29 July 2026

Verb

Sibley, trying to get between Popov and his friends, made contact with the teen, palms out and open handed, and Popov stabbed him in the heart, Jafari said. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026

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Noun

City are well accustomed to playing the Community Shield, and cup finals, at Wembley, to the extent that some victories there can feel routine.

— Nnamdi Onyeagwara, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Scheffler now has two victories, five runner-up finishes and five other top 4s in another stellar year that until Sunday was marked by his lack of winning compared with previous years.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of victories

Verb

If the letter writer, or anyone else facing a similar situation, wishes to wait until after a relative has passed before having conversations about where the relative’s possessions will go, this might be a good option.

— R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The final vote came on Monday on a consent calendar, the place for matters considered so routine that no legislator even wishes to discuss them.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of wishes

Noun

His streak began in September 2016 with a unanimous decision victory over Chris Wade, and 11 of those wins have ended in finishes.

— Mark Puleo, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
So in other words, those stacks of lottery tickets or scratch-offs on eBay may be benefitting a select group of people looking to bring their gambling wins home, tax free.

— Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of wins

Verb

Fortunately, Green’s film exists — and was not thrown into a little black hole by a bunch of accountants, never to be seen again — and can surely help cure any of the pain its backstory still inflicts on movie fans and Tunes geeks.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2026
In the end, the young cockroaches proved so resilient because Modi’s regime of control had no punishment or humiliation to threaten them with beyond what the system already inflicts on them every day.

— Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of inflicts

Verb

New York state requires riders of all forms of e-bikes to be at least 16, and New York City imposes additional restrictions, including a 15 mph (24 kph) speed limit.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
At issue are long-term capital gains taxes, which the federal government imposes on profits from the sale of a capital asset.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026

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