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paired

paired

2.5
Two things that match and go together
  • adjective
  • /pɛrd/
translation icon : pareado
  • The earrings are paired to match each other perfectly.

I do the same paired with two no call days a week.

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Examples

  • For the experiment, he needed to organize the data into paired samples.

  • The next set of paired feelings excited and worried.

  • You will hear ten groups of four tone pairs in each group.

  • Give me all the point rectangle pairs that that result.

  • For communication, the crew used a headset and paired comms throat microphone.

  • The children wore paired socks for the picnic.

Synonyms

matching
vspaired
86 2.3

The act of putting similar things together

names the state of items arranged in two not the action of grouping them
twin
vspaired
67 1.8

Two things that are exactly alike and made to form a matching pair

is a broader term meaning simply arranged in two and not identical
mated
vspaired
4.1

Matching in a pair like two gloves

has identical meaning and is used the same way
twinned
vspaired
4.8

Two similar parts joined as a pair, for example two towns

is a general term for items that come in two not stressing identical form
matched
vspaired
2.6

Going well together because they are similar in style or quality

is only about being in two items not about harmony or fit
coupled
vspaired
3.5

Two items joined together physically, like vehicles or parts used as a pair

focuses on simple two item arrangement not on being joined or connected

Antonyms

5.6

The one item left from a pair when its partner is missing

How Connected

fastened
1.3
attached
3.5
coupled
3.5
paired
2.5
loose
155 1.0
separate
829 2.1

Surface Forms

paired positive

Morphology

paired = pair (transparent) = pair + ed

General sense 'existing as a pair' is a direct, predictable result of adding '-ed' to 'pair'.

Etymology

Paired comes from pair, meaning 'two together', and from an old word par meaning 'equal'. So paired things are matched or arranged in twos, like a pair of socks or paired organs.