Mate
Pair
Pair noun - Two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together.
Usage example: the cheerleader and the computer nerd make quite a pair together
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Synonyms for Pair
Mate is a synonym for pair in action topic. You can use "Mate" instead the word "Pair" as a verb or a noun, if it concerns topics such as comparison, equate, make. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| old | old mate | old pair |
| good | good mate | good pair |
| female | female mate | female pair |
| long | long mate | long pair |
| Other adjectives: better, perfect, original, single, popular, actual, male, blue, black, main, young, new, possible, former, extra, last, red. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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One pair of teens starts to get rather frisky in the pool, while the girl in the second pair shies away from her mate and jumps into the deeper end of the pool instead.
Source: Gainax Ending -
They are born in brother-sister pairs and when they mate one pair is bonded with another pair instead of one individual.
Source: Tabletop Game / Traveller - When Tuskens married, the couple's banthas would also mate, and when the Tusken pair had a son or daughter, their banthas tended to have a calf of the same sex.
Source: Bond Creatures
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