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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1. Melissa Rifkin:

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

2. Irene Schouten:

   There was a lot of pressure for Irene Schouten of the Netherlands and for the Netherlands and I'm so happy I made it, i was in the last pair and you see all the girls race in front of you, and they raced really fast.

3. Tommy Chong:

   Yeah, and me – all of it, the weight-lifting, early on in the movie, that was my life … It was all good. Girls in the van, in the back of the van. We could n’t show that part, but that was real, too. At times, the pair's antics caused frustration on set.

4. Elizabeth Barrett Browning:

   The works of women are symbolical. We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull our sight, producing what? A pair of slippers, sir, to put on when you're weary -- or a stool. To stumble over and vex you... curse that stool! Or else at best, a cushion, where you lean and sleep, and dream of something we are not, but would be for your sake. Alas, alas! This hurts most, this... that, after all, we are paid the worth of our work, perhaps.

5. Dennis Quaid:

   Special Screening at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam on Oct. 20, 2019 in Honolulu, Hawaii. ( Photo by Marco Garcia/Getty Images for Lionsgate Entertainment) Dennis Quaid, 65, AND PHD STUDENT Laura Savoie, 26, WILL MARRY WITHIN THE YEAR, STAR SAYS Quaid also shared it was never his intention to find someone Savoies age. I didnt go out looking for an age gap or someone really younger than me, he explained. I met Laura Savoie at a business event and then the relationship developed. You have no control over who you fall in love with, he continued. I dont fall in love easily. But I cant let what a few people think control all that. Ive been married three times and this is the final one, I know it is. I feel like I have a real partner in life. Quaid was previously dating longtime girlfriend Santa Auzina, whom he was last photographed with in December 2018, People Magazine reported. The couple, who were together for a little over two years, began dating after Dennis Quaid split from Dennis Quaid wife of 12 years, Kimberly Buffington, in 2016. The former pair finalized their divorced in April 2018. Quaid was previously married to actress Meg Ryan. The 10-year marriage ended in 2001. Dennis Quaid, 65, DATING PHD STUDENT Laura Savoie, 26 : REPORTS Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan are pictured here in February 2000. Dennis Quaid spoke to Fox News about Dennis Quaid first-ever splurge for the holidays. ( Photo by KMazur/WireImage via Getty) Dennis Quaid HOPES BY SHARING Dennis Quaid STORY WITH PAST ADDICTION ITLL HELP OTHERS : LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL AFTERWARDS And before that, Dennis Quaid was married to actress P.J. Soles from 1978 until 1983. Earlier this month, Dennis Quaid told Entertainment Tonight hes eager to be a married man within the year. Youve got a year, right ? Dennis Quaid told the outlet. And if you go past a year without getting married, then youre suspect. Thats basic etiquette. According to Dennis Quaid, Dennis Quaid and Savoite began planning their wedding the next minute after Dennis Quaid popped the question in Hawaii last month. I think shes looking at wedding dresses today, Dennis Quaid said. Shes got ta get started. Dennis Quaid SHOWS OFF LAURA SAVOIES ENGAGEMENT RING According to People Magazine, this photo shows Dennis Quaid and Laura Savoie on May 14, 2019, in Los Angeles, California. ( Photo by gotpap/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images) DENNIS QUAID ON NATASHA RICHARDSONS DEATH 10 YEARS LATER : SHES A BEAUTIFUL PERSON In late October, Dennis Quaid confirmed to Extra Dennis Quaid proposed to the 26-year-old after several months of dating. I had the ring in my pocket, Dennis Quaid gushed to the outlet. It has been kind of a month-and-a-half plan I wanted it to be private. At the time, Dennis Quaid revealed Dennis Quaid waited for the perfect sunset to pop the question. She was actually taking a selfie of us, and I put the ring in front and said, Will you marry me ? And then she fell down.