Synonyms for pair
pɛərpair

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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 AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pair

   Synonyms:
   two, couple, span, brace

   Antonyms:
   one, several

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1. Pairnoun

   Synonyms:
   Pair, Flight, Set.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, reduplicate, twin, couple, copulate, match, geminate, mate, pair off

8. pair, geminateverb

   arrange in pairs

   "Pair these numbers"

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

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1. pairnoun

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

2. pairverb

   Synonyms:
   couple

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1. pairnoun

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

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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. Melissa Rifkin:

   If you pair the turmeric with the piperine, it improves the bioavailability of curcumin by 1000 times.

2. Jeffrey Gundlach:

   This is a good result and a great risk-adjusted result given the low risk nature of pair trades.

3. Yogi Berra:

   Ok guys. Pair up in threes, i’d walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball.

4. Troy Holtorf:

   When you put on the full armor of God, it’s just like putting on a full set of turnouts, you have a helmet, a shield, a jacket—which is like a breastplate, a pair of pants, boots, you have a shield—which is the shield of faith, your sword—which is the Word of God—is kind of like your pipe puller, your ax.

5. Arliss Reed:

   We had pics of this buck in one area over the summer, then in the fall, nearly two miles away, I found about 40 rubs in a 200-yard stretch of creek-bottom willows. I set up a Double Bull blind, and the first evening I saw a pair of bucks, one that I’d have shot but he wasn’t in range. The next sit this guy came in. He’s an 11-point that grosses 168-6/8, and has a 13-inch G3. When I walked up to him, I realized I knew him from those summer pics.