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Definitions

pair off

VERB
balance
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adjust harmonize offset readjust stabilize weigh
STRONG
accord attune cancel collate compensate correspond counteract counterbalance equalize equate even level match neutralize nullify oppose parallel poise redeem set square steady tie
WEAK
come out come out even make up for
Antonyms
STRONG
aid approve assist differ disagree forfeit help imbalance lose support
WEAK
disproportion overbalance unbalance
VERB
pair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
combine marry mate
STRONG
balance bracket couple join match team twin unite wed yoke
WEAK
match up pair up put together
Antonyms
STRONG
disconnect disjoin divide separate
WEAK
sever

Example Sentences

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Still, researchers say, people waiting longer to get married and being more selective about whom they pair off with can result in more stable marriages, contributing to a reduction in the divorce rate.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 21, 2025

Circumstances change — people pair off, have children, choose lives that seem at odds with the dreams of youth.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2024

Pairs of rabbits come together, produce litters of new rabbits, and then the new rabbits grow up to pair off themselves and make even more rabbits.

From Science Daily • Sep. 19, 2023

FOREX: The dollar was steady against the euro after briefly pairing a gain, leaving the euro/dollar pair off 0.9%

From Reuters • Oct. 27, 2022

Nox was quiet for a moment before he said: “The next time we pair off for lessons, find me, will you?”

From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.