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

Killer identified The search for answers stretched across decades, combined with false confessions, arrests, convictions and appeals before DNA and ballistics evidence identified serial killer Robert Eugene Brashers in September 2025.

— Leigh Egan, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
Atwell, Mumpfield and Whittington have combined for only 13 receptions this season.

— Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of combined

Adjective

For those who seek both a traditional office coffee pot and single-serve K-cup service, there are Keurig coffee makers with dual functions.

— BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
That downward trend line has been going since the dual writers’ and actors’ strikes halted production in 2023, but has not yet recovered as studios have kept pulling back content spend and cutting episode orders for TV shows.

— Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of dual

Verb

Spending has strongly correlated with postseason success in MLB.

— Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Since it is often correlated, like a good defensive team winning and the total for the game going under, same game parlays are not paid out as high as non-same game parlays.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of correlated

Verb

The 76ers happily matched the pace set by the Bulls, scoring six of their first seven points in transition.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026
It’s matched by an identical-looking LED on the right endpiece that lights up when the camera is capturing anything.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of matched

Verb

Davinder Singh, 28, is being held without bail at the Sutter County Jail, and investigators are also probing a separate Saturday shooting across from the Sikh Temple to determine whether the two incidents are connected.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 3 Nov. 2026
The synergy between the two players stood out as Edmonds connected with Robinson for a number of big shots.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of connected

Verb

The popular versions include the striker’s face merged into photos of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, late Congolese dictator Mobutu Sese Seko and late Chinese communist revolutionary Mao Zedong.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 Oct. 2026
Morgan merged three major continental railroads into a behemoth known as the Northern Securities Company.

— Frank Langfitt, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026

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