Synonyms for mate
ˈmɑ teɪ, ˈmæt eɪ, mɑˈteɪmate

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1. maténoun

   Synonyms:
   yerba maté, yerba mate

2. maténoun

   An evergreen tree, Ilex paraguariensis, native to South America, cultivated for its leaves.

   Synonyms:
   yerba mate, maté tea, yerba maté

3. maténoun

   A beverage, resembling tea, made from the dried leaves of this plant.

   Synonyms:
   maté tea, yerba maté, yerba mate

4. maténoun

   A cup of this drink.

   Synonyms:
   yerba maté, maté tea, yerba mate

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1. mate

   An associate as used officially implies a chief, leader, or principal, to whom the associate is not fully equal in rank. Associate is popularly used of mere friendly relations, but oftener implies some work, enterprise, or pursuit in which the associated persons unite. We rarely speak of associates in crime or wrong, using confederates or accomplices instead. Companion gives itself with equal readiness to the good or evil sense, as also does comrade. One may be a companion in travel who would not readily become an associate at home. A lady advertises for a companion; she would not advertise for an associate. Peer implies equality rather than companionship; as, a jury of his peers. Comrade expresses more fellowship and good feeling than companion. Fellow has almost gone out of use in this connection, except in an inferior or patronizing sense. Consort is a word of equality and dignity, as applied especially to the marriage relation. Compare ACCESSORY; ACQUAINTANCE; FRIENDSHIP.

   Synonyms:
   accomplice, ally, associate, chum, coadjutor, colleague, companion, comrade, confederate, consort, fellow, friend, helpmate, partner, peer

   Antonyms:
   antagonist, enemy, foe, hinderer, opponent, opposer, rival, stranger

   Preposition:
   These were the associates of the leader in the enterprise.

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1. mate, first matenoun

   the officer below the master on a commercial ship

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

2. teammate, matenoun

   a fellow member of a team

   "it was his first start against his former teammates"

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

3. matenoun

   the partner of an animal (especially a sexual partner)

   "he loved the mare and all her mates"; "camels hate leaving their mates"

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

4. spouse, partner, married person, mate, better halfnoun

   a person's partner in marriage

   Synonyms:
   fellow, cooperator, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, collaborator, pardner, match

5. match, matenoun

   an exact duplicate

   "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

   Synonyms:
   lucifer, compeer, better half, teammate, partner, checkmate, equal, fellow, friction match, match, mates, first mate, couple, peer, spouse, catch, married person

6. mate, fellownoun

   one of a pair

   "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"

   Synonyms:
   bloke, colleague, boyfriend, feller, confrere, lad, better half, teammate, partner, beau, checkmate, young man, blighter, gent, fellow, spouse, familiar, match, cuss, swain, chap, comrade, first mate, associate, buster, companion, dude, fella, married person

7. mate, Paraguay tea, Ilex paraguariensisnoun

   South American holly; leaves used in making a drink like tea

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

8. matenoun

   informal term for a friend of the same sex

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

9. matenoun

   South American tea-like drink made from leaves of a South American holly called mate

   Synonyms:
   fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

10. checkmate, mateverb

    a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king

    Synonyms:
    fellow, teammate, married person, spouse, partner, better half, checkmate, first mate, match

11. copulate, mate, pair, coupleverb

    engage in sexual intercourse

    "Birds mate in the Spring"

    Synonyms:
    partner off, pair, checkmate, twin, couple, couple on, copulate, match, geminate, pair off, couple up

12. match, mate, couple, pair, twinverb

    bring two objects, ideas, or people together

    "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

    Synonyms:
    fit, parallel, match, play off, touch, duplicate, gibe, equate, copulate, pair, couple on, checkmate, meet, agree, partner off, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, geminate, pair off, couple, correspond, equalise, couple up, oppose, twin, jibe

13. checkmate, mateverb

    place an opponent's king under an attack from which it cannot escape and thus ending the game

    "Kasparov checkmated his opponent after only a few moves"

    Synonyms:
    pair, checkmate, copulate, match, twin, couple

Matched Categories

1. • Animal
   • Associate
   • Beat
   • Beverage
   • Chess
   • Duplicate
   • Friend
   • Holly
   • Join
   • Officer
   • Singleton

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1. matenoun

   Synonyms:
   associate, companion, fellow, compeer

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1. matenoun

   Synonyms:
   companion, associate, friend, chum, crony, compeer, intimate, partner, colleague, match, equal, assistant, subordinate, checkmate

2. mateverb

   Synonyms:
   oppose, cope with, vie with, compete with, match, marry

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1. List of paraphrases for "mate":

   mattei, buddy, sister, pal, dude, companion, maté, man, comrade, mati, matti, friend, mateju, breed, guy, mating, bro, partner, checkmate, mateja, old, copulate, boyfriend, mat, boy, bridge, journeyman

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MDRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. maté

   Synonyms:
   Ilex paraguariensis, chimarrão, cimarrón

2. MATE

   Synonyms:
   Medicine vs Angioplasty for Thrombolytic Exclusions trial

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How to use mate in a sentence?

1. Hesiod:

   Try to take for a mate a person of your own neighborhood.

2. Peckish Erast Zubarev:

   I was told by my mate it was a parasitic threadworm that lives in the intestine.

3. That Swaffer:

   Izabela was his soul mate in more ways than one can count.

4. Manchester United:

   I think he gave a lot to the organization, he was a great team mate, i think he was good to our fans and he was very appreciative of the support he got with our fan base and the community, the DC area.

5. Oregon Controversial sprinter Justin Gatlin:

   He's done that in 2012, he was beaten by his own team mate at Olympic trials, in the 100 and 200, and he seemed like he was going to lose the Olympics in 2012.