pair off

The phrase “pair off” has 2 syllables: pair off

It's pronounced as /per ɒf/


What is synonym and antonym for pair off?

In the thesaurus, “pair off” has 48 synonyms and 19 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pair off along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pair off

  • accord
  • adjust
  • attune
  • balance
  • bracket
  • cancel
  • collate
  • combine
  • come out
  • come out even
  • compensate
  • correspond
  • counteract
  • counterbalance
  • couple
  • equalize
  • equate
  • even
  • harmonize
  • join
  • level
  • make up for
  • marry
  • match
  • match up
  • mate
  • neutralize
  • nullify
  • offset
  • oppose
  • pair up
  • parallel
  • poise
  • put together
  • readjust
  • redeem
  • remarry
  • set
  • square
  • stabilize
  • steady
  • team
  • tie
  • twin
  • unite
  • wed
  • weigh
  • yoke

Antonyms for pair off

  • aid
  • approve
  • assist
  • differ
  • disagree
  • disconnect
  • disjoin
  • disproportion
  • divide
  • divorce
  • forfeit
  • help
  • imbalance
  • lose
  • overbalance
  • separate
  • sever
  • support
  • unbalance

Meanings of pair off

  • verb
    1. To separate into groups of two.
    2. To join two people into a relationship.
    3. To agree with one of the opposite party or opinion to abstain from voting on specified questions or issues.

Example Sentences

  • At the dance, the students pair off to practice their routines.
  • During the activity, participants pair off to work on the assigned tasks.
  • In the cooking class, students pair off to prepare different recipes together.
  • The animals pair off during mating season to find a mate.
  • As the event ends, attendees start to pair off to say their goodbyes.

On this page you'll find 67 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pair off, such as: accord, adjust, aid, approve, assist, attune, balance.

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Related Words

balance

  • accommodate
  • accord
  • adjust
  • antithesis
  • assess
  • attune
  • audit
  • back down
  • ballast
  • butt
  • calculate
  • cancel
  • canceler
  • canceller
  • clear
  • coherence
  • collate
  • come out
  • come out even
  • compensate
  • compute
  • concinnity
  • consider
  • consonance
  • consonancy
  • coordination
  • corrective
  • correlation
  • correspond
  • correspondence
  • count
  • counter
  • counteract
  • counteraction
  • counterbalance
  • counterforce
  • counterpoise
  • counterweight
  • dally
  • dawdle
  • debate
  • delay
  • deliberate
  • democratize
  • difference
  • discharge
  • dither
  • dividend
  • enumerate
  • equalization
  • equalize
  • equanimity
  • equate
  • equilibrate
  • equilibration
  • equilibrium
  • equipoise
  • equity
  • equivalence
  • equivocate
  • estimate
  • evaluate
  • even
  • even-steven
  • evenness
  • excess
  • falter
  • fat
  • figure
  • firmness
  • fit
  • fixedness
  • foot
  • fragment
  • gravimeter
  • halt
  • hang
  • hang back
  • harmonize
  • harmony
  • haw
  • hedge
  • hem
  • hesitate
  • homogenize
  • leavings
  • leftovers
  • level
  • linger
  • liquidate
  • make up for
  • match
  • meet
  • neutralize
  • neutralizer
  • normalize
  • nullify
  • oddment
  • odds and ends
  • offset
  • oppose
  • orchestration
  • order
  • orderliness
  • oscillate
  • overabundance
  • overage
  • overflow
  • overkill
  • overmuch
  • oversupply
  • pair off
  • parallel
  • parity
  • pause
  • pay
  • pay off
  • pay up
  • poise
  • ponder
  • pony up
  • procrastinate
  • profit
  • proportion
  • pussyfoot
  • quit
  • readjust
  • recompense
  • redeem
  • regularity
  • regularize
  • remainder
  • remains
  • remnant
  • residue
  • residuum
  • rest
  • scale
  • scrap
  • scruple
  • security
  • self-control
  • self-possession
  • set
  • settle
  • shilly-shally
  • square
  • stability
  • stabilize
  • stagger
  • stand
  • standardize
  • stasis
  • steadfastness
  • steadiness
  • steady
  • stub
  • stump
  • sum up
  • superabundance
  • superfluity
  • surfeit
  • surplus
  • sway
  • symmetry
  • symphony
  • tally
  • teeter
  • tension
  • tie
  • total
  • trade-off
  • uniformity
  • unity
  • vacillate
  • vestige
  • wabble
  • waffle
  • wait
  • waver
  • weigh
  • weight
  • wobble

pair

  • accommodate
  • adapt
  • align
  • aline
  • amalgamate
  • arrange
  • array
  • attune
  • balance
  • blend
  • brace
  • bracket
  • codify
  • combination
  • combine
  • combo
  • companion
  • complement
  • conciliate
  • conform
  • connect
  • consolidate
  • coordinate
  • correlate
  • counterpart
  • couple
  • couplet
  • deuce
  • doublet
  • dovetail
  • duality
  • duo
  • dyad
  • equal
  • equalize
  • equivalent
  • even
  • fellow
  • fit
  • fuse
  • half
  • harmonize
  • integrate
  • join
  • key
  • like
  • marry
  • marshal
  • marshall
  • match
  • match up
  • mate
  • mates
  • merge
  • methodize
  • mix
  • orchestrate
  • order
  • organize
  • pair off
  • pair up
  • parallel
  • partnership
  • peer
  • proportion
  • put together
  • reconcile
  • regularize
  • rival
  • span
  • square
  • standardize
  • suit
  • synchronize
  • synthesize
  • systematize
  • systemize
  • team
  • tune
  • twain
  • twin
  • twins
  • two
  • two of a kind
  • twosome
  • unify
  • unite
  • wed
  • yoke

pairs

  • accommodates
  • adapts
  • aligns
  • alines
  • amalgamates
  • arranges
  • arrays
  • attunes
  • balance
  • balances
  • blends
  • brace
  • braces
  • bracket
  • codifies
  • combination
  • combine
  • combines
  • combo
  • companions
  • complements
  • conciliates
  • conforms
  • connects
  • consolidates
  • coordinates
  • correlates
  • counterparts
  • couple
  • couples
  • couplets
  • deuce
  • doublet
  • doublets
  • dovetails
  • duality
  • duo
  • duos
  • dyad
  • dyads
  • equalizes
  • equals
  • equivalents
  • evens
  • fellows
  • fits
  • fuses
  • halves
  • harmonizes
  • integrates
  • join
  • joins
  • keys
  • likes
  • marry
  • marshalls
  • marshals
  • match
  • match up
  • matches
  • mate
  • mates
  • merges
  • methodizes
  • mixes
  • orchestrates
  • orders
  • organizes
  • pair off
  • pair up
  • parallels
  • partnerships
  • peers
  • proportions
  • put together
  • reconciles
  • regularizes
  • rivals
  • span
  • spans
  • squares
  • standardizes
  • suits
  • synchronizes
  • synthesizes
  • systematizes
  • systemizes
  • team
  • teams
  • tunes
  • twin
  • twins
  • two
  • two of a kind
  • twosome
  • twosomes
  • unifies
  • unite
  • unites
  • wed
  • yoke
  • yokes

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