pairs

The word “pairs” has 1 syllable: pairs

It's pronounced as /pɛrz/

What is synonym and antonym for pairs?

In the thesaurus, “pairs” has 102 synonyms and 16 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for 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

Antonyms for pairs

confuses
disarrays
disconnect
disharmonizes
disjoin
disorders
disorganizes
disrupts
disturbs
divide
one
separate
sever
single
skews
upsets

Meanings of pairs

noun
1. Two similar or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
2. Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
3. Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).
4. A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
5. A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
6. A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
7. A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
8. A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams.
9. A boat for two sweep rowers.
10. A pair of breasts.
11. 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.
12. Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
13. A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together; a set.
14. (kinematics) In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion; named in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
verb
1. To group into one or more sets of two.
2. To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
3. To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
4. To suit; to fit, as a counterpart.
5. To impair, to make worse.
6. To become worse, to deteriorate.

Example Sentences

She bought two pairs of socks for her trip.
The store sells various pairs of shoes in different styles and colors.
The game requires players to match pairs of cards with identical images.
The tailor is known for crafting custom pairs of trousers for his clients.
They always walk together, like a couple of pairs inseparable from each other.

On this page you'll find 118 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pairs, such as: accommodates, adapts, aligns, alines, amalgamates, arranges, arrays.

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