Antonyms for
pair
Two similar or identical things taken together
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No Antonyms Found for Pair

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All Definitions for Pair

Below are all the dictionary definitions of pair:

1Two similar or identical things taken together
2Often followed by of.
3Two people in a relationship, partnership or friendship.
4One of the constituent items that make up a pair.
5To group into one or more sets of two.
6To link two electronic devices wirelessly together, especially through a protocol such as Bluetooth.
7To bring two (animals, notably dogs) together for mating.
8To come together for mating.
9Used with binary nouns (often in the plural to indicate multiple instances, since such nouns are plural only, except in some technical contexts).
10A couple of working animals attached to work together, as by a yoke.
11A poker hand that contains two cards of identical rank, which cannot also count as a better hand.
12A score of zero runs (a duck) in both innings of a two-innings match.
13A double play, two outs recorded in one play.
14A doubleheader, two games played on the same day between the same teams.
15A boat for two sweep rowers.
16A pair of breasts.
17A pair of testicles.
18The exclusion of one member of a parliamentary party from a vote, if a member of the other party is absent for important personal reasons.
19Two members of opposite parties or opinion, as in a parliamentary body, who mutually agree not to vote on a given question, or on issues of a party nature during a specified time.
20In a mechanism, two elements, or bodies, which are so applied to each other as to mutually constrain relative motion
21Amed in accordance with the motion it permits, as in turning pair, sliding pair, twisting pair.
22To engage (oneself) with another of opposite opinions not to vote on a particular question or class of questions.
23To suit
24To fit, as a counterpart.
25A number of things resembling one another, or belonging together
26A set.
27To impair, to make worse.
28To become worse, to deteriorate.
29A surname.

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About antonyms for pair

Finding the right antonym for pair helps writers create contrast, clarify meaning, and add depth to their work. Defined as "Two similar or identical things taken together", pair has 0 opposite words that can be used to express contrasting ideas.

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