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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Pairs of dancers, each grasping a single hand, pull away until they break apart and then, just as quickly, conjoin with a partner’s back leg bent in an attitude position.

From New York Times • Feb. 16, 2024

Pairs of them were exposed to each chemical, and researchers monitored their behaviour over four days, measuring the time it took for the creatures to mate.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Pairs of boys and girls locked arms as they skipped barefoot around villagers gathered in the circle’s center, and made their final approach to adulthood.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 13, 2023

During lockdown, she used the enforced time at home to write her memoir, titled Twenty Pairs of Pants and a Passport.

From BBC • Oct. 28, 2022

“Yep. You should do it. Besides, I’ve got to prepare for the Family Pairs tournament tomorrow. And I don’t even like her. You do.”

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry