Definitions

pairs

NOUN

two of something

Synonyms

STRONGEST

combination couple duo match team two

STRONG

brace combine combo deuce doublet duality dyad mates span twins twosome yoke

WEAK

two of a kind

Antonyms

WEAK

one single

VERB

make, become a twosome

Synonyms

STRONGEST

combine marry mate

STRONG

balance bracket couple join match team twin unite wed yoke

WEAK

match up pair off pair up put together

Antonyms

STRONG

disconnect disjoin divide separate

WEAK

sever

Example Sentences

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Researchers then isolate these synapses and use high-throughput sequencing to read which barcode pairs are found together.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

Last year, it shipped 7.3 million pairs of Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, data from IDC shows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Smiling pairs danced the same steps simultaneously, exchanging partners every few beats.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2026

The proposal included plans to release 30 adult beavers, likely as 15 pairs, with any additional dependent kits in their family groups, which could take the total up to 50.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

Then, just when I think we’re done, Mom finds a rack of jeans that are on sale and forces me to take two pairs to the dressing room.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish