SQUARING Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

squaring

verb

present participle of square

as in corresponding

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

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as in bribing

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

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Recent Examples of squaring Justin Bruihl came out of the bullpen and his first pitch hit David Hamilton, who was squaring around to bunt. — ABC News, 25 Sep. 2026 With the Moon in your sign squaring Mercury in your career sector, a comment, reaction, or bit of feedback could land harder than expected. — Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026 Venus, planet of money and values, sits in your 2nd House of Resources, squaring unearthing Pluto in your 5th House of Creativity and Play. — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 If others had difficultly squaring her image with her art, then that was their problem, not hers. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026 The month opens with Mars squaring Saturn on September 1, likely bringing some of August’s turmoil to a head right on your doorstep. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Aug. 2026 The Sun in Virgo moves through your 8th House of Shared Resources, Trust, and Mutual Support while squaring Uranus in your 5th House of Creativity, Romance, and Play. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for squaring

Verb

In a corresponding move, the Panthers promoted outside linebacker Nick Hampton off the practice squad.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Some people wore stickers displaying the number 13, corresponding to the digits Lula voters punch into the electronic voting machines, while others the number 22, representing Flávio Bolsonaro at the polls.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of corresponding

Verb

In August, Likud’s attorneys accused the AID Coalition of bribing voters, and brought legal action to try to block its efforts.

— Daniel Brook, New Yorker, 24 Oct. 2026
Kao confessed to federal agents that his business model consisted of bribing public officials in exchange for government contracts, and that the research Navatek was providing to the government was often worthless.

— Molly Redden, ProPublica, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of bribing

Verb

Skechers entered both the soccer and basketball markets in 2023, with the announcement of the former coinciding with news of Kane’s endorsement deal.

— Ian Servantes, Footwear News, 30 Oct. 2026
The study’s authors stopped short of claiming the coinciding diversification of Cretaceous plants and oviraptorosaurs (the larger dinosaur group encompassing caenagnathidae) are directly related.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of coinciding

Verb

Before agreeing to anything, though, make sure the debt is legitimate and confirm who has the authority to collect it.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
After agreeing to a buyout with the Mavericks in August before joining the Heat this past offseason, Thompson played against the Mavericks for the first time on Monday since his departure.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agreeing

Verb

Adva Lavie, an OnlyFans model, already is facing criminal charges in Los Angeles County for allegedly seducing and stealing from rich men.

— Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
Still, with more than 40,000 industry jobs lost in the past few years, soundstages and vendor storefronts sitting empty, and lucrative overseas incentives seducing even more production away, things are bleak in town right now.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 6 Aug. 2026