pairing off

The phrase “pairing off” has 3 syllables: pair-ing off

It's pronounced as /ˈpɛrɪŋ ɒf/


What is synonym and antonym for pairing off?

In the thesaurus, “pairing off” has 49 synonyms and 8 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for pairing off

  • antagonism
  • athletic event
  • bout
  • candidacy
  • championship
  • clash
  • concours
  • contention
  • controversy
  • counteraction
  • coupling
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • fight
  • game
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • horse race
  • jungle
  • marrying
  • match
  • matchup
  • mating
  • meeting
  • one-on-one
  • one-upping
  • opposition
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rat race
  • remarrying
  • rivalry
  • run
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • tilt
  • tournament
  • trial
  • tug-of-war
  • warfare
  • wedding

Antonyms for pairing off

Example Sentences

  • During the dance class, the students started pairing off to practice their moves.
  • At the party, guests began pairing off into small groups to chat.
  • In the animal kingdom, mating season often involves individuals pairing off to form bonds.
  • The coach instructed the players to start pairing off for the scrimmage.
  • As the event drew to a close, attendees started pairing off to say their goodbyes.

On this page you'll find 57 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pairing off, such as: accord, agreement, antagonism, athletic event, bout, candidacy, championship.

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

Related Words

one-on-one

  • affair
  • antagonism
  • assemblage
  • assembly
  • assignation
  • athletic event
  • audience
  • bout
  • bunch
  • call
  • candidacy
  • cattle call
  • championship
  • clash
  • company
  • competition
  • conclave
  • concours
  • concourse
  • concursion
  • confab
  • confidential discussion
  • conflict
  • confrontation
  • congregation
  • congress
  • contention
  • contest
  • controversy
  • convention
  • convocation
  • counteraction
  • cozy chat
  • date
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • duel
  • duologue
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • eye to eye
  • eyeball-to-eyeball
  • face-to-face
  • face-to-face chat
  • facing
  • fight
  • game
  • gang
  • get-together
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • head-on
  • head-to-head
  • heads together
  • horse race
  • huddle
  • intimate discussion
  • introduction
  • jealousy
  • jungle
  • man-to-man
  • mano a mano
  • match
  • matchup
  • meet
  • meeting
  • mutual consultation
  • one-upping
  • opposition
  • pairing off
  • parley
  • person-to-person
  • private conversation
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rally
  • rat race
  • rendezvous
  • reunion
  • rivalry
  • run
  • session
  • showdown
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • talk
  • tilt
  • toe-to-toe
  • tournament
  • trial
  • tryst
  • tug-of-war
  • turnout
  • warfare
  • woman-to-woman

one-upping

  • antagonism
  • athletic event
  • beating
  • besting
  • bettering
  • bout
  • candidacy
  • championship
  • clash
  • clobbering
  • concours
  • conquering
  • contention
  • controversy
  • counteraction
  • crushing
  • defeating
  • do-or-die
  • dog-eat-dog
  • drubbing
  • eclipsing
  • emulation
  • encounter
  • engagement
  • event
  • exceeding
  • excelling
  • fight
  • game
  • go for it
  • go for the gold
  • horse race
  • jungle
  • licking
  • mastering
  • match
  • matchup
  • meeting
  • one-on-one
  • opposition
  • outbalancing
  • outclassing
  • outcompeting
  • outdistancing
  • outdoing
  • outgunning
  • outmatching
  • outpacing
  • outperforming
  • outracing
  • outrunning
  • outshining
  • outstripping
  • outweighing
  • overbearing
  • overcoming
  • overmatching
  • overpassing
  • overshadowing
  • overtopping
  • pairing off
  • puzzle
  • quiz
  • race
  • racing
  • rat race
  • rivalry
  • routing
  • run
  • shaming
  • skunking
  • sport
  • strife
  • striving
  • struggle
  • subduing
  • surmounting
  • surpassing
  • thrashing
  • tilt
  • topping
  • tournament
  • transcending
  • trial
  • trimming
  • trouncing
  • trumping
  • tug-of-war
  • walloping
  • warfare
  • whipping
  • worsting

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