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Antonyms for pair
pɛərpair
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term pair.
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pairnoun
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duopairnoun
The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
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duopairnoun
To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
The wedding guests were paired boy-girl and groom's party-bride's party
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duopairnoun
Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship.
Spouses should make a great pair.
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duopairnoun
Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plurale tantum)
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duopairnoun
A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
A pair is harder to drive than two mounts with separate riders.
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duopairnoun
A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
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duopairnoun
A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match
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duopairnoun
A double play, two outs recorded in one play
They turned a pair to end the fifth.
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duopairnoun
A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams
The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.
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duopairnoun
A pair of breasts
She's got a gorgeous pair.
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duo
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Princeton's WordNet
pair, bracenoun
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
Synonyms:
duad, brace, bracing, orthodontic braces, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, bitstock, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distichcouple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun
two items of the same kind
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pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, couple, span, duo, distichpairnoun
two people considered as a unit
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brace, span, twosome, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, yoke, duo, twainpairverb
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value
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brace, span, twosome, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, yoke, duo, twainpair, pair off, partner off, coupleverb
form a pair or pairs
"The two old friends paired off"
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partner off, twin, couple, couple on, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off, couple upmatch, 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"
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fit, parallel, match, play off, touch, duplicate, gibe, equate, copulate, couple on, checkmate, meet, agree, partner off, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, geminate, mate, pair off, couple, correspond, equalise, couple up, oppose, twin, jibepair, geminateverb
occur in pairs
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partner off, reduplicate, twin, couple, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair offpair, geminateverb
arrange in pairs
"Pair these numbers"
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partner off, reduplicate, twin, couple, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair offcopulate, mate, pair, coupleverb
engage in sexual intercourse
"Birds mate in the Spring"
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partner off, checkmate, twin, couple, couple on, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off, couple up
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How to use pair in a sentence?
He went over and above for them. He once bought a pair of shoes for a boy who didn't have any, there was no bullying when he was around. He made such an impact on their lives, I can't believe he's gone.
The best way to cope with it is to avoid a trigger, which is generally a change to cold weather, plus, getting yourself a really good pair of gloves is essential!
My wife and I joke about it all the time, because when I made the initial order of 72 pair of socks she was, let's just say, not that stoked about having that many pairs of teal socks lying around our apartment. But they sold out in the first hour that we posted them on our Instagram accounts.
It's the closest thing we have to a real life dragon, it was essentially just a skull with a long neck, bolted on a pair of long wings. This thing would have been quite savage. It would have cast a great shadow over some quivering little dinosaur that wouldn't have heard it until it was too late.
It's an exhibition that explores this item that is very common to most people, everyone has a pair of sneakers, but this show kind of explores its history from the 19th century through today and how it's become this kind of iconic form of footwear that has so many different meanings.
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