UNPAIRED Synonyms: 11 Similar and Opposite Words

unpaired

adjective

ˌən-ˈperd

Definition of unpaired

as in odd

being one of a pair or set without a corresponding mate found an unpaired shoe in the back of the closet

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Recent Examples of unpaired But the presence of the chlorines and an odd number of atoms mean that this alternation gets disrupted, leading to a double bond and some unpaired electrons floating around. — ArsTechnica, 11 Mar. 2026 In ordinary magnetic materials, unpaired electrons behave like tiny compasses and eventually align with one another. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 18 Jan. 2026 The unpaired male wolf was a member of the Copper Creek pack, but left the pack in the fall of 2025. — Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Dec. 2025 Free radicals are molecules within the body with unpaired electrons. — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 28 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unpaired

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Adjective

During the presentation of the winners’ medals, many of Romero’s team-mates stayed down the other end of the pitch, with their backs to the ceremony (although there was the odd exception, such as Alexis Mac Allister).

— Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, New York Times, 20 July 2026
Offering caregiving support may seem odd for a financial advising firm, but more than 63 million Americans (nearly one in four adults) are caregivers, and nearly one in three support both a parent and a child, AARP said.

— Medora Lee, USA Today, 18 July 2026

Definition of odd

Adjective

In the eighth, Massey hit a go-ahead single, driving in first baseman Vinnie Pasquantino.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 18 July 2026
In recent decades, the Mediterranean waters have warmed to temperatures that allow the blue crabs to reproduce more successfully — sometimes multiple times within a single breeding season.

— Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 18 July 2026