mated

The word “mated” has 2 syllables: mat-ed

It's pronounced as /ˈmeɪ.tɪd/


What is synonym and antonym for mated?

In the thesaurus, “mated” has 36 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for mated along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for mated

  • affianced
  • betrothed
  • binary
  • bipartite
  • bred
  • bridal
  • committed
  • conjugal
  • connubial
  • copulated
  • did it
  • double
  • double-barreled
  • double-edged
  • dual
  • duplex
  • engaged
  • espoused
  • fooled around
  • fornicated
  • had sex
  • marital
  • married
  • matched
  • matrimonial
  • nuptial
  • paired
  • pledged
  • prenuptial
  • promised
  • slept
  • spousal
  • twin
  • twofold
  • wedded
  • wifely

Antonyms for mated

  • single
  • unpaired

Meanings of mated

  • verb
    1. To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
    2. (by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
    3. To match, fit together without space between.
    4. To copulate.
    5. To pair in order to raise offspring.
    6. To arrange in matched pairs.
    7. To introduce (animals) together for the purpose of breeding.
    8. (of an animal) To copulate with.
    9. To marry; to match (a person).
    10. To match oneself against; to oppose as equal; to compete with.
    11. To fit (objects) together without space between.
    12. To move (a space shuttle orbiter) onto the back of an aircraft that can carry it.
    13. To confuse; to confound.
  • adjective
    1. Fitted together or interlocked.

Example Sentences

  • The two birds successfully mated during the breeding season.
  • He carefully mated the two puzzle pieces together.
  • The lioness mated with the strongest male in the pride.
  • Engineers mated the components to ensure a perfect fit.
  • The butterflies mated shortly after emerging from their cocoons.

On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to mated, such as: affianced, betrothed, binary, bipartite, bred, bridal, committed.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

had sex

  • bred
  • copulated
  • did it
  • fooled around
  • fornicated
  • mated
  • slept

paired

paired off

joined

  • abutted
  • accompanying
  • adjoined
  • affiliated
  • affixed
  • akin
  • alike
  • allied
  • amalgamated
  • analogous
  • apposite
  • apropos
  • articulated
  • assembled
  • associated
  • attached
  • banded
  • blended
  • bounded
  • bracketed
  • catenated
  • cemented
  • chained
  • clustered
  • coalesced
  • cogent
  • cognate
  • collaborated
  • combined
  • comparable
  • compounded
  • concatenated
  • concerted
  • concurred
  • confederated
  • congregated
  • conjoined
  • conjugated
  • connate
  • connected
  • connived
  • conspired
  • constellated
  • contacted
  • convened
  • converged
  • cooperated
  • corded
  • correspondent
  • corresponding
  • coupled
  • ditto
  • dovetailed
  • embraced
  • encircled
  • enclosed
  • entered
  • entwined
  • federated
  • fenced
  • flanked
  • fringed
  • fused
  • gathered
  • germane
  • got in
  • hitched
  • hooked
  • hung together
  • identical
  • inclosed
  • inseparable
  • integrated
  • interallied
  • interclasped
  • interconnected
  • interdependent
  • interfaced
  • interfused
  • interlaced
  • interlinked
  • interlocked
  • intermeshed
  • intermixed
  • interrelated
  • intertwined
  • involved
  • kindred
  • leagued
  • like
  • lined
  • linked
  • made common cause
  • margined
  • married
  • matching
  • mated
  • material
  • merged
  • met
  • mingled
  • mixed
  • neighbored
  • paired
  • parallel
  • pertinent
  • played ball
  • pulled together
  • put together
  • re-enlisted
  • re-enrolled
  • re-upped
  • recombined
  • reconnected
  • reenlisted
  • reenrolled
  • reentered
  • rejoined
  • related
  • relevant
  • resemblant
  • resembling
  • reunified
  • reunited
  • rimmed
  • same
  • similar
  • skirted
  • spliced
  • strung
  • stuck together
  • such
  • suchlike
  • surrounded
  • touched
  • touching
  • unified
  • united
  • wedded
  • welded
  • wired
  • yoked

reaffixed

  • allied
  • assembled
  • associated
  • chained
  • clustered
  • coalesced
  • combined
  • compounded
  • confederated
  • congregated
  • conjoined
  • conjugated
  • connected
  • constellated
  • convened
  • coupled
  • fused
  • gathered
  • hitched
  • hooked
  • interfused
  • joined
  • leagued
  • married
  • mated
  • met
  • reattached
  • recombined
  • reconnected
  • refastened
  • refixed
  • rejoined
  • resecured
  • reunified
  • reunited
  • spliced
  • unified
  • united
  • yoked

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