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deuce

[doos, dyoos] / dus, dyus /
NOUN
couple
Synonyms
STRONGEST
set team
STRONG
brace couplet doublet duo dyad item newlyweds span twain twosome yoke
WEAK
husband and wife
Antonyms
STRONGEST
individual
NOUN
criminal
Synonyms
STRONGEST
convict crook culprit felon fugitive gangster hoodlum hooligan lawbreaker mobster offender thug
STRONG
bad guy bad person baddie baddy blackmailer con delinquent desperado evildoer guerrilla heavy hood hustler jailbird malefactor mug muscle outlaw racketeer repeater scofflaw sinner transgressor trespasser wrongdoer yardbird
WEAK
bad actor black marketeer ex-con inside person slippery eel
Antonyms
STRONGEST
police
WEAK
law
NOUN
pair
Synonyms
STRONGEST
combination couple duo match team two
STRONG
brace combine combo doublet duality dyad mates span twins twosome yoke
WEAK
two of a kind
Antonyms
WEAK
one single
NOUN
two
Synonyms
STRONGEST
couple double pair team
STRONG
bifurcation bilaterality binary brace dichotomy dos doublet duality duet duplicity dyad span twain twin twins
WEAK
diremption dual duplexity

Example Sentences

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Yet once again Paul dug deep and clawed his way back to deuce.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Though she pushed Sabalenka to deuce on her opening service game, Anisimova’s afternoon was soon overtaken by mistakes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 6, 2025

A tight first set, packed with quality serving and ball-striking, saw neither player earn a chance of a break, with none of the 12 games leading to the tie-break even going to deuce.

From BBC • Oct. 13, 2024

Djokovic was serving at 5-5 and at deuce when play was interrupted while a spectator received medical help in the stands.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 25, 2024

The center went up, made the deuce, and got the foul.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers