paired off
Formed romantic duos
Paired off describes people who have formed couples or been matched into twos: The students paired off for the lab assignment.
It often suggests romantic coupling: By the end of the party, everyone had paired off.
The phrase can carry a sense of separation from a larger group—once paired off, people tend to focus on each other rather than the collective.
- matchedPaired by similarity
- matched upJoined by compatibility
- coupledJoined in pairs
- two by twoPaired in sequence
- partneredJoined with another
couple up · mirrored · joined at the hip · dating · going steady · twinned · united · buddy system · engaged · complementary · married · synchronized · bonded · hooked up · Noah's Ark · grouped · balanced · linked
social/romantic coupling status
paired offsingle
One in number
solo · unattached · alone · unpaired · unpartnered
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