PAIRED Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in mated

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verb

past tense of pair

as in combined

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Recent Examples of paired

Adjective

Prepare for the Update Case and Charger For AirPods 4, AirPods Pro 2, or AirPods Pro 3, put them in their charging case and place them near the paired iPhone. — David Phelan, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Verb

The multi-hyphenate paired the slouchy, pocketed sweater with a fabulously massive fur scarf and a pair of shiny white pants. — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 15 Jan. 2026 In a wool-blend, this Madewell Fair Isle Boxy Sweater is gorgeously cozy for a winter day in the Dolomites or paired with a great pair of leather pants for aperitivo in Milan. — Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 14 Jan. 2026 Leonor paired the shimmering suit with a patent clutch, pointed heels, and a dazzling pair of diamond earrings borrowed from her mother’s jewelry box. — Ben Jureidini, Glamour, 5 Aug. 2025

Recent Examples of Synonyms for paired

Adjective

The family group also contained four other adult wolves, which might have been brothers and sisters, parents, or even grandparents of the mated pair.

— Frank Glaser, Outdoor Life, 1 Apr. 2026
Packs may consist of a mated pair and sometimes few young pups.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026

Definition of mated

Verb

Streets in New Jersey and New York, which were under a state of emergency, were already flooded as the storm and high tide combined for dangerous conditions.

— Kyle Reiman, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
But uncertainty about what to study, combined with the potential cost, turned him away from that traditional path.

— Alice Barlow, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of combined

Verb

Given that her dress was so bold, Cardi and her makeup artist Erika La' Pearl matched the vibes with a glitter eye in a purply-pink color that complemented the vivid colors of the gown.

— Kara Nesvig, Allure, 23 Sep. 2026
Based on conversations with her friends and activists, the regulations rarely matched up with what was happening on the ground.

— Andrew Nachemson, The Dial, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of matched

Verb

Daniel later pleaded guilty to one conspiracy charge connected to his threats, and in June of this year he was sentenced in state court to three years in prison and five years of probation, just weeks before his 19th birthday.

— Jeff Winter, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026
Members who had barely spoken to each other or had climbed on different days are now connected via WhatsApp to try to enlist longtime Manhattan Plaza residents in their cause.

— Sarah Rose Siskind, Curbed, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

Researchers mixed ice with cellulose nanocrystals, extremely small, stiff particles made from cellulose.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 27 Sep. 2026
Beyond’s sound and look, which mixed international rock influences with a Hong Kong that was changing fast through the 1980s and early 1990s, became bound up with a generation of young fans.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of mixed

Verb

Privately, even with layoffs looming once the companies are merged, the ambitious Democrats were wobbly kneed in this corporate game of chicken that MAGA-friendly Ellison would leave them holding the bag jut before the midterms.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026
The company says the design came from an internal competition at Renault Design that drew more than 300 sketches, eventually narrowed to two scale models that were merged into the final shape.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 24 Sep. 2026

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