duo
Half a quartet
A duo is a pair, especially two people who perform or work together: a comedy duo, a musical duo.
The word emphasizes partnership or collaboration more than simply counting two of something.
It can also describe any twosome: The duo spent the afternoon plotting their next move.
Two together
- dyadTwo forming one
- tandemSequential two-person arrangement
- twainArchaic term for two
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
brace · doublet · binary · pairing · duality · twinned · duology · bipartite
Joint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
- cooperationJoint action toward shared aims
pairing · coalition · combined · united · affiliate · co-founders · associates · colleagues
Two linked together
- partnersJoint venture participants
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
- romanceLove and its excitement
relationship · intimacy · togetherness · bond · companionship · affection · marriage · fidelity
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- dynamicActive and changing
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
- inseparableUnable to be divided
tag-team · celebrity · pop-culture · superhero · detective
twosome
Two together
couplet · brace · doublet · binary · pairing · duality · twinned · duology · bipartite · matched
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- allianceFormal union of parties
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- synergyCombined effect exceeding components
cooperation · pairing · coalition · combined · united · affiliate · co-founders · associates · colleagues · symbiosis
couple
Two linked together
- partnersJoint venture participants
- lovebirdsOpenly affectionate couple
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
romance · relationship · intimacy · togetherness · bond · companionship · affection · marriage · fidelity · soulmates
iconic
Widely recognized, enduring
- legendaryFamous beyond ordinary measure
- dynamicActive and changing
- sidekickSubordinate adventure partner
inseparable · tag-team · celebrity · pop-culture · superhero · detective
harmony
Agreement or musical blend
- accompanimentSupplementary support element
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- vocalsSung musical parts
serenade · ballad · aria · vocalize · soprano · tenor · singing · voices · harmonize · melody
comedy
Work meant to amuse
routine · timing · improv · vaudeville · sitcom · shtick · punchline · foil · repartee · gags
- groupsteam, teams, group, club, clubs
- collaborationteamwork, partnership, co-creation, alliance, sharing
- collaborationscollaborators, joint task force, joint project, coalition forces, co-authorship
- collectivespair, trio, quartet, quintet, sextet
- combinationscombo, combination, blend, mix, mixture
- cooperationteamwork, collaboration, joint effort, mutual aid, mutual support
duosoloist
Unaccompanied performer
solo act · solo artist · one-man show · one-woman show · loner
- piano duoTwo pianists performing together
- comedy duoTwo-person humor team
- comedic duoTwo-person humor team
- Dynamic DuoHighly effective partnership
- iconic duosMemorably matched twosomes
- folk duoTwo-member traditional music act