Foil and Pair

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Foil noun - A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal.

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Pair and foil are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pair" instead a noun "Foil".

Nearby Words: foiled, foiling

Pair noun - Two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together.

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Foil and pair are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Foil" instead a noun "Pair".

Nearby Words: paired, pairing

fancy	fancy foil	fancy pair
good	good foil	good pair
female	female foil	female pair
better	better foil	better pair
Other adjectives: perfect, original, prominent, obvious, simple, romantic, big, great, blue, villainous, main, young, new, possible, additional, latter, different, pink, red, younger.

Foil: The characters are introduced in pairs, with each member of the pair foiling the other.

Source: Webcomic / Fweeeeetopia
An obvious foil to villains with Complexity Addiction (who will do the evil deed anyway), though some do manage to pair the two.

Source: Pragmatic Villainy aka: Pragmatic Villain
Unfortunately for him, he believes Amos and Theodore's unearned reputations, and recruits them for a train robbery, getting caught in the process after the bumbling pair accidentally - as they always do - foil his plan.

Source: Might as Well Not Be in Prison at All

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