MATES Synonyms: 167 Similar and Opposite Words

mates 1 of 2

noun

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plural of mate

as in halves

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities have you seen the mate to this glove anywhere?

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as in associates

a person frequently seen in the company of another that lout and his mates are known troublemakers in the neighborhood

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as in assistants

chiefly British a person who helps a more skilled person a plumber and his mate showed up to fix the sink in our London hotel room

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as in partners

the person to whom another is married they vowed to each other that they would remain mates for life

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as in friends

chiefly British a person who has a strong liking for and trust in another spent the weekend in London with some of his mates from Oxford

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mates

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verb

present tense third-person singular of mate

as in sleeps

to engage in sexual intercourse cats conceive almost every time they mate

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Noun

Daniels’ first-quarter interception in Arizona – his first of the season – ended a streak of 16 consecutive scoring drives excluding kneel-downs at the end of halves.

Ben Morse, CNN, 2 Oct. 2024
Advertisement If the last 17 second halves are any indication, sounds like a pretty good plan going forward.

Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2024

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