SQUARES Synonyms: 130 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of square

as in corresponds

to be in agreement on every point that explanation squares entirely with the evidence that we've seen

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as in bribes

to influence someone with a bribe tried to square the police officer into ignoring the illegal operation

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squares

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noun

plural of square

as in plazas

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as in stuffed shirts

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Recent Examples of squares

Verb

The Pisces Moon squares Uranus in your partnership zone, making another person’s decision, mood, or schedule more noticeable than usual. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026 The Capricorn Moon squares Mercury in your sign, making family expectations, tradition, or someone else’s opinion feel louder than usual. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Later, the Sagittarius Moon squares the Virgo Sun, pulling us between possibility and practicality. — Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 Your 6th House of Work hosts loving Venus, who squares intense Pluto in your 9th House of Travel and Learning, so tasks collide with expanding perspectives. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Observe the things your mind does on September 15, when Venus squares Pluto. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 Later, the Sun squares Uranus, shaking up plans, routines, or preferences. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026 On that note, when Mercury squares Uranus, unexpected facts or news could catch us off guard. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026 Later, the Moon squares Jupiter in Leo, which can amplify reactions or make small needs feel huge. — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2026

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Crustless white bread slices are cut into squares, covered with a cheesy mixture made of sharp Cheddar cheese, butter, and heavy cream, then topped with another square before adding more of the cheese mixture on top. — Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 12 June 2026 The ceremonies conducted late on Monday involved hundreds of couples in several major squares in the capital, including more than 100 in the vast Imam Hossein square in central Tehran, according to reports in Iranian media. — CBS News, 19 May 2026 In astrology, squares create tension in order to push us into action, but this particular square could feel like a tug-of-war between what feels safe and what is meant to transform in your life. — Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squares

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This corresponds with an important point in the evolution of the universe called the Epoch of Reionization.

— Robert Lea, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The coordinates of a vector in Hilbert space include information that corresponds to this alignment of peaks and troughs, called a wave’s phase.

— Elise Cutts, Quanta Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of corresponds

Noun

When brutal rationalism is challenged, especially by traditionalists, its defenders will often justify themselves by pointing to the intelligence of its adherents.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Silicon sampling troubles some polling traditionalists who are uneasy about ethical and other implications of simulating human responses.

— W. Joseph Campbell, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of traditionalists

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The timing of her return surely coincides with the circumstances surrounding her near death and the grim mysteries that have engulfed the slow horses.

— Scott Tobias, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2026
The Encore release coincides with this weekend’s presentation to the singer-songwriter of the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors, to be presented Sunday at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of coincides

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Red Ginger, an uber-popular pan-Asian eatery, lures guests with classics like a phenomenal spicy duck and watermelon salad and IG-worthy lobster pad Thai.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Sep. 2026
But when one of his subscribers (Mizuhara) lures him to Japan to sell the rare jeans, he gets tangled in a love triangle and runs afoul of the yakuza.

— Angelique Jackson, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of lures

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Research on bilingualism has found differences in both the brain’s gray matter, which contains neurons and their connections, and white matter, which consists largely of nerve fibers linking different parts of the brain.

— Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2026
While the company's revenue is set to expand, its customer base – which consists largely of the cloud computing giants that run enterprise workloads for businesses – appears to be growing more concentrated.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026