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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When Jack pairs cut-outs of Manny’s stills with his audio, he forms a crude piece of damning evidence.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Similarly, the Sunday Mirror leads with "Kicking off", and pairs a photograph of England footballer Harry Kane with the caption "World Cup fiasco".

From BBC • Jul. 4, 2026

Meta also sells two Oakley-branded pairs that start at $399, while its top-of-the-line Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses are priced at around $800.

From Barron's • Jun. 23, 2026

In 1946, the wildly prolific Hungarian mathematician Paul Erdős asked, in essence, how to place dots on a tabletop so that the greatest number of pairs of dots are the same distance apart.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

And how would anyone know the right pairs?

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri