Synonyms for sally
ˈsæl isal·ly

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1. sally

   Synonyms:
   burst, start, issue

   Antonyms:
   retire, retreat, withdraw

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1. wisecrack, crack, sally, quipnoun

   witty remark

   Synonyms:
   go, cracking, fracture, whirl, fling, sallying forth, crack, epigram, fissure, wisecrack, quip, pass, tornado, cleft, offer, snap, crevice, chap, scissure, sortie, cranny, gap, crack cocaine, shot

2. sortie, sallynoun

   a military action in which besieged troops burst forth from their position

   Synonyms:
   quip, sallying forth, sortie, crack, wisecrack

3. sally, sallying forthnoun

   a venture off the beaten path

   "a sally into the wide world beyond his home"

   Synonyms:
   quip, sallying forth, sortie, crack, wisecrack

Matched Categories

1. • Military
   • Military Action
   • Remark
   • Venture

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1. sallynoun

   Synonyms:
   sortie

2. sallynoun

   Synonyms:
   digression, excursion

3. sallynoun

   Synonyms:
   frolic, escapade, wild gayety

4. sallynoun

   Synonyms:
   jest, joke, quip, quirk, crank, witticism, JEU D'ESPRIT, sprightly fancy, flash of wit

5. sallyverb

   Synonyms:
   rush out, issue suddenly, sally forth

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1. sallynoun

   Synonyms:
   spring, leap, sortie, witticism, jest, frolic, escapade

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1. List of paraphrases for "sally":

   sali, hollls, solly, sal, suzie

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1. Felice Leonardo (Leo) Buscaglia, Ph.D.:

   Don't avoid people who create negative states within you. We have a tendency to turn around and walk away, but they are going to require you to reevaluate yourself and see yourself in a new light. Sally doesn't upset you. You upset you. She puts you in a negative state because she doesn't meet your expectations. Well, tough for you.

2. Sally Satel:

   The non immediacy of it is arguably a benefit, sally Satel don’t want people acting impulsively. That’s why building in a time lag could be advantageous and allay anxiety.

3. Robert F. Goheen:

   In the realm of ideas it is better to let the mind sally forth, even if some precious preconceptions suffer a mauling.

4. Walt Kelly:

   There is no need to sally forth, for it remains true that those things which make us human are, curiously enough, always close at hand. Resolve then, that on this very ground, with small flags waving and tiny blasts of tiny trumpets, we have met the enemy, and not only may he be ours, he may be us.

5. Jake Carstens:

   It's worth noting that despite Florida Panhandle seeing a bit less of the action compared to other states like Louisiana, landfall locations don't fully describe the range and extent of Fast FactsStorm impacts, hurricane Isaias nearly clipped the east coast of Florida Panhandle and prompted Hurricane Warnings in South Florida for a time. Hurricane Sally in September brought flooding and tornadoes to much of the Florida Panhandle, and came awfully close to tropical storm strength in Hurricane Sally in September early stages when it hit Miami-Dade County.