Synonyms for pair
- noun
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.
I couldn't decide which of the pair of designer shirts I preferred, so I bought the pair.
- v. 1
To group into one or more sets of two.
The wedding guests were paired boy/girl and groom's party/bride's party.
- v. 2
to link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth.
It was not possible to pair my smartphone with an incompatible smartwatch.
Example sentences
- couple Tom has been out of the office for a couple weeks.
- duo Ziri and Rima started performing as a duo.
- duet The sisters played a duet on the violin and piano.
- spectacles Almost one-third of all office workers wear spectacles.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| pair | steady | |
| couple | rising | |
| duo | rising | |
| duet | rising | |
| twosome | rising | |
| spectacles | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- two1, set1, duo2
- 4 letters
- team1, mate1, twin1, span1, duet2, yoke1, dyad2, duad
- 5 letters
- match1, brace1, twain1
- 6 letters
- couple2, duplet
- 7 letters
- couplet, doublet, twosome2, distich
- 8 letters
- copulate3, geminate3, twinsome
- 10 letters
- spectacles3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (duo2 = 2 syllables).