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Synonyms for PAIR
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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pairnoun

    Synonyms:
    duo

  2. pairnoun

    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.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  3. pairnoun

    To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.

    The wedding guests were paired boy-girl and groom's party-bride's party

    Synonyms:
    duo

  4. pairnoun

    Two people in a relationship, partnership (especially sexual) or friendship.

    Spouses should make a great pair.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  5. pairnoun

    Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plurale tantum)

    Synonyms:
    duo

  6. pairnoun

    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.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  7. pairnoun

    A poker hand that contains of two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  8. pairnoun

    A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match

    Synonyms:
    duo

  9. pairnoun

    A double play, two outs recorded in one play

    They turned a pair to end the fifth.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  10. pairnoun

    A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams

    The Pirates took a pair from the Phillies.

    Synonyms:
    duo

  11. pairnoun

    A pair of breasts

    She's got a gorgeous pair.

    Synonyms:
    duo

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pair

    Synonyms:
    two, couple, span, brace

    Antonyms:
    one, several

Princeton's WordNet1.5 / 2 votes

  1. pair, bracenoun

    a set of two similar things considered as a unit

    Synonyms:
    duad, brace, bracing, orthodontic braces, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, gallus, couplet, bitstock, suspender, braces, yoke, twain, couple, span, duo, distich

  2. couple, pair, twosome, twain, brace, span, yoke, couplet, distich, duo, duet, dyad, duadnoun

    two items of the same kind

    Synonyms:
    pas de deux, duad, bitstock, bracing, orthodontic braces, coupling, bridge, yoke, pair, gallus, duet, dyad, twosome, couplet, match, mates, suspender, braces, straddle, brace, twain, duette, couple, span, duo, distich

  3. pairnoun

    two people considered as a unit

    Synonyms:
    brace, span, twosome, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, yoke, duo, twain

  4. pairverb

    a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value

    Synonyms:
    brace, span, twosome, couplet, distich, duad, duet, couple, dyad, yoke, duo, twain

  5. pair, pair off, partner off, coupleverb

    form a pair or pairs

    "The two old friends paired off"

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

  6. 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, mate, pair off, couple, correspond, equalise, couple up, oppose, twin, jibe

  7. pair, geminateverb

    occur in pairs

    Synonyms:
    partner off, pair, reduplicate, twin, couple, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off

  8. pair, geminateverb

    arrange in pairs

    "Pair these numbers"

    Synonyms:
    partner off, pair, reduplicate, twin, couple, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off

  9. 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, mate, pair off, couple up

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. pairnoun

    Synonyms:
    two (of the same kind or suited to each other), couple, brace, SPAN

  2. pairverb

    Synonyms:
    couple

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. pairnoun

    Synonyms:
    two, brace, couple, span, team, yoke, set

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "pair":

    pairs, couple, torque, peers, couples, by, doublet, pares

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How to use PAIR in a sentence?

  1. Oriola Oluwaseyi:

    My daughter's proprietor introduced me to this program last year, and I subscribed to the initiative because I knew it was something... to relieve Oriola Oluwaseyi of the burden of spending money on the fees, the program has given me leverage to channel the funds I would have spent on school fees, to buying of school bag, new pair of sandals and books for her.

  2. Evan Rachel Wood:

    I was buying things that I’ve bought for my own son, i broke down when I picked up a pair of shoes that I’ve bought for him because it made it so personal.

  3. Bill Belichick:

    It's sweet, this was the pair's ninth Super Bowl appearance together, the most title games for any head coach and starting quarterback duo in NFL history.Edelman named Super Bowl MVPBrady was 21-for-35 passing for 262 yards, and most of those yards went to wide receiver Julian Edelman, who is boosting his hall-of-fame resume. Edelman -- who was named Super Bowl MVP -- had 10 catches for 141 yards. In addition to already having the second-most receptions in postseason history, Super Bowl MVP's now second all time in postseason receiving yards. Super Bowl MVP trails just the legendary Jerry Rice in both categories.Edelman, who in his college days was a quarterback at Kent State, was drafted by New England in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL draft. Super Bowl MVP is the seventh wide receiver to be named Super Bowl MVP.

  4. Gary Newman:

    We certainly did n’t go into the season thinking that we needed to make a tonal shift, even last year when ‘ Last Man ’ was canceled, we really looked for an opportunity to move it to our schedule and we just did n’t have the right show to pair it with. We did n’t have the right opportunity. It was a really compressed time when it was canceled at the very end in May. We were emboldened by the response we saw on ‘ Roseanne. ’ We saw it as an opportunity to pair those two shows together on Friday night.

  5. Cynthia Sass:

    Vitamin C gives non-heme iron a sizable boost, upping its absorption by six times, so pair beans with foods like bell peppers, broccoli, tomatoes, and citrus.


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