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mate

[meyt] / meɪt /
NOUN
one of a pair; partner
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acquaintance bride buddy classmate companion comrade coworker playmate roommate schoolmate spouse
STRONG
analog assistant associate chum cohort colleague compeer complement concomitant consort coordinate counterpart crony double duplicate familiar fellow friend groom helper helpmate intimate match pal peer reciprocal sidekick twin
WEAK
alter ego bedmate
Antonyms
STRONGEST
enemy foe opponent stranger
STRONG
antagonist detractor
VERB
marry and breed
Synonyms
STRONG
cohabit copulate couple crossbreed generate join land match merge pair procreate serve tie wed yoke
WEAK
tie the knot
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect disjoin divide fail lose refrain separate
WEAK
abstain uncouple

Example Sentences

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His starting backcourt mate, Austin Reaves, also is a good rebounder but he also won’t play because of a Grade 2 left oblique strain.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026

During graduate school, she had studied similar textures through photos and samples shared by a lab mate who focused on microbial fossils from the Early Triassic.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Like when Mills managed to persuade Hollywood star Jennifer Aniston to give his mate a nightmare interview in 2014.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

The goal is for the altered males to mate with females, producing eggs that don’t hatch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

A human feigning indifference to a mate she’d chosen.

From "Pax" by Sara Pennypacker

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