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Synonyms of square in English:

square


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See UK English definition of square

See Spanish definition of cuadrado

noun

1‘I got it at a shop in the square’

SYNONYMS
marketplace, close, quadrangle, quad, courtyard
arcade, mall, galleria, precinct, forum
plaza
piazza

2‘you're such an old square!’

SYNONYMS
fogey, old fogey, conservative, traditionalist, conventionalist, diehard, conformist, bourgeois, museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte
informal stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy, back number, stuffed shirt
North American informal sobersides

adjective

1‘a square table’

SYNONYMS
quadrilateral, rectangular, oblong, right-angled, at right angles, perpendicular
straight, straight on, level, parallel, horizontal, upright, vertical, true, plane
cubic

2‘the sides were square at half-time’

SYNONYMS
level, even, drawn, equal, all square, tied, balanced, on a level, in a position of equality
close together, neck and neck, level pegging, nip and tuck, side by side, on a par, evenly matched, with nothing to choose between them
informal even-steven, even-stevens
ANTONYMS

uneven

3‘she'd been as square with him as anybody could be’

SYNONYMS
fair, honest, just, equitable, straight, true, upright, above board, ethical, decent, proper, right and proper, honourable, genuine
informal on the level
ANTONYMS

underhand

4‘children actually prefer their parents to be square’

SYNONYMS
old-fashioned, behind the times, out of date, conservative, traditionalist, conventional, diehard, conformist, bourgeois, strait-laced, fogeyish, stuffy, unadventurous, boring
informal stick-in-the-mud, fuddy-duddy
ANTONYMS

trendy


verb

1‘his goal squared the match 1–1’

SYNONYMS
make equal, even
British level

2‘they were accused of trying to square the press’

SYNONYMS
bribe, buy off, buy, corrupt, suborn, give an inducement to
informal grease someone's palm, give a backhander to, give a sweetener to

3‘I'd like you to come, if only to square certain things with your dad’

SYNONYMS
resolve, sort out, settle, reach an agreement about, find a solution to, find an answer to, solve, clear up, fix, work out, iron out, smooth over, straighten out, deal with, put right, set right, put to rights, rectify, remedy
informal patch up
archaic compose

Phrases

    square with

    ‘do those announcements really square with the facts?’


    SYNONYMS
    agree, tally, be in agreement, be consistent, match up, correspond, fit, coincide, accord, conform, be in harmony, harmonize, be consonant, be compatible, be congruous
    square up

    ‘would you square up the bill?’


    SYNONYMS
    pay, pay in full, settle, settle up, discharge, clear
    defray, liquidate, satisfy, meet, account for, make good