pair up
Join with another
To pair up is to form a duo or partnership, typically for a task or activity: We paired up for the project, The teacher asked students to pair up.
The phrase emphasizes the act of joining together rather than simply being a pair.
It often implies temporary collaboration: I paired up with a stranger for doubles.
One who shares activity
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- cooperateWork jointly with others
- join forcesCollaborate with others
- work togetherAct jointly toward aim
ally · collaborate · buddy system · tandem · synergy · coordinate · pooling · side by side
Two linked together
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- matchGame between opponents
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
- loversRomantic partners
romance · relationship · courtship · matchmaking · blind date · double date · chemistry · compatibility
Two working together
- twosomeTwo together
- dyadTwo forming one
- partnersJoint venture participants
- buddiesInformal term for friends
teammates · coupling · twos · doubles · binary · tandem · matched set · two by two
Game between opponents
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- complementWhat makes complete
- correspondMatch or communicate
align · harmonize · fit together · go together · twin · parallel · mirror · balance
partner
One who shares activity
- teamOrganized cooperative unit
- cooperateWork jointly with others
- join forcesCollaborate with others
work together · ally · collaborate · buddy system · tandem · synergy · coordinate · pooling · side by side · joint effort
couple
Two linked together
- datingPursuing romantic connections
- matchGame between opponents
- sweetheartsRomantic partners, affectionately named
lovers · romance · relationship · courtship · matchmaking · blind date · double date · chemistry · compatibility · attraction
duo
Two working together
buddies · teammates · coupling · twos · doubles · binary · tandem · matched set · two by two · divide
match
Game between opponents
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
- coordinateArrange for unified action
- complementWhat makes complete
correspond · align · harmonize · fit together · go together · twin · parallel · mirror · balance · counterpart
- joiningjoin, attach, fasten, connect, bind
- classroom commandssit down, raise hand, be quiet, listen, pay attention
- teamworkteamwork, co-op mode, collaborate, team games, assists
- involvementparticipate, participation, join in, involvement, take part