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

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. David Beckham:

   He steals something from my wardrobe every single day, i had a pair of Saint Laurent leather trousers that I had never worn, and Brooklyn found them and wore them and is still wearing them. Those trousers were my trousers and they're definitely not anymore.

2. Lieutenant General Suchart Teerasawat:

   We're investigating this. After staying one night the pair traveled to Malaysia and Indonesia. We understand they were eventually caught in Indonesia.

3. Josh Campbell:

   Portland is not a city under siege. Today, I went to a Starbucks downtown, ate lunch at one of the city's famous downtown food trucks, and bought a new pair of shoes at the mall. As I write this, I'm looking out of my hotel room at a bike tour riding by outside on the downtown street, to be sure, there have been protests -- peaceful during the daytime, and some turning violent at night -- for over 90 days, but the rioting has largely been confined to one city block downtown near the federal courthouse. Last night, protesters showed up at a police precinct a few miles from downtown and were dispersed by police after some protesters started throwing eggs and rocks at police cars. There has been periodic, localized violence, but nothing widespread.

4. Italian Proverb:

   Between saying and doing many a pair of shoes is worn out.

5. Tom Kiefer:

   I cannot understand why anyone would want to voluntarily give up an item like a rosary, Bible or photo of their child, or for that matter an extra pair of shoes, pants, shirt or jacket, these are pictures of how people and their personal belongings are treated. If someone wants to judge the ethics and morality of all this, it is up to them to decide what is right and what is wrong and, if they choose to do so, to act upon those feelings.