SQUARE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for SQUARE?

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The synonyms of “Square” are: square toes, second power, foursquare, lame, public square, mortar board, academic cap, marketplace, close, quadrangle, quad, courtyard, fogey, old fogey, conservative, traditionalist, diehard, conformist, bourgeois, museum piece, fossil, dinosaur, troglodyte, straight, hearty, satisfying, solid, substantial, straightforward, quadrilateral, rectangular, oblong, right-angled, perpendicular, fair, honest, just, equitable, true, upright, above board, ethical, decent, proper, right and proper, honourable, genuine, level, even, drawn, equal, all square, tied, balanced, on a level, in a position of equality, old-fashioned, behind the times, out of date, conventional, strait-laced, stuffy, unadventurous, boring, squarely, directly, right, dead, point-blank, square up, feather, make equal, bribe, buy off, buy, corrupt, suborn, give an inducement to

Square as a Noun

Definitions of "Square" as a noun

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “square” as a noun can have the following definitions:

• Any artifact having a shape similar to a plane geometric figure with four equal sides and four right angles.
• A person considered to be old-fashioned or boringly conventional in attitude or behaviour.
• An L-shaped or T-shaped instrument used for obtaining or testing right angles.
• A body of infantry drawn up in rectangular form.
• The product of a number multiplied by itself.
• A hand tool consisting of two straight arms at right angles; used to construct or test right angles.
• A block of buildings bounded by four streets.
• A thing that is square or approximately square in shape.
• A cigarette containing tobacco rather than cannabis.
• A unit of 100 square ft used as a measure of flooring, roofing, etc.
• An aspect of 90° (one quarter of a circle.
• A square meal.
• An area within a military barracks or camp used for drill.
• The product of two equal terms.
• An open area at the meeting of streets.
• A small square area on the board used in a game.
• Something approximating the shape of a square.
• (geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.
• The portion of the cover of a bound book which projects beyond the pages.
• An open area at the meeting of two or more streets.
• A mortar board.
• A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.
• A formal and conservative person with old-fashioned views.
• A thing having the shape or approximate shape of a cube.
• An open, typically four-sided, area surrounded by buildings in a village, town, or city.
• A closer-cut area at the centre of a ground, any strip of which may be prepared as a wicket.
• Someone who doesn't understand what is going on.
• A plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.
• A square scarf.

Synonyms of "Square" as a noun (23 Words)

academic cap	An educator who works at a college or university.
bourgeois	A bourgeois person. A self confessed and proud bourgeois.
close	A residential street without through access. They were playing better at the close of the season.
conformist	Someone who conforms to established standards of conduct (especially in religious matters. Organizations where employees are loyal without being unthinking conformists.
conservative	A person who is reluctant to accept changes and new ideas. He was considered a conservative in his approach to Catholic teachings.
courtyard	An unroofed area that is completely or partially enclosed by walls or buildings, typically one forming part of a castle or large house.
diehard	A person who strongly opposes change or who continues to support something in spite of opposition. My stepfather was a diehard Republican.
dinosaur	A person or thing that is outdated or has become obsolete because of failure to adapt to changing circumstances.
fogey	Someone whose style is out of fashion. A bunch of old fogeys.
fossil	Someone whose style is out of fashion. He can be a cantankerous old fossil at times.
foursquare	A plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon.
lame	Someone who doesn’t understand what is going on. She wore a gold lame dress.
marketplace	The world of commercial activity where goods and services are bought and sold. They were driven from the marketplace.
mortar board	A muzzle-loading high-angle gun with a short barrel that fires shells at high elevations for a short range.
museum piece	A depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value.
old fogey	Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old.
public square	A body of people sharing some common interest.
quad	Quadraphony. Students greeted him as he walked through the quad.
quadrangle	A square or rectangular space or courtyard enclosed by buildings.
second power	The official attendant of a contestant in a duel or boxing match.
square toes	Someone who doesn’t understand what is going on.
traditionalist	One who adheres to traditional views. Traditionalists feared that the character of the building might be lost.
troglodyte	A hermit.

Usage Examples of "Square" as a noun

• Venus in square to Jupiter.
• A small square of chocolate.
• A market square.
• Reg is such a square.
• A carpenter's square.
• She tore a bit of cloth into a four-inch square.
• You can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides.
• Gravity is inversely proportional to the square of the distance.
• A circle's area is proportional to the square of its radius.
• The carpenter who built this room must have lost his square.
• A checkerboard has 64 squares.
• Leicester Square.
• Move the white king's pawn forward two squares.
• A grid of ruled squares.
• Three squares a day.

Square as a Verb

Definitions of "Square" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “square” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Secure the help or acquiescence of (someone), especially by offering an inducement.
• Cause to match, as of ideas or acts.
• Make the score of (a match or game) even.
• Turn the paddle; in canoeing.
• (of a planet) have a square aspect with (another planet or position.
• Turn the oar, while rowing.
• Make square.
• Mark out in squares.
• Bring (one's shoulders) into a position in which they appear square and broad, typically to prepare oneself for a difficult task or event.
• Make square or rectangular; give a square or rectangular cross section to.
• Raise to the second power.
• Pay someone and settle a debt.
• Adopt a posture of defence.
• Be compatible with.
• Position so as to be square.
• Pass (a ball) across the field, especially towards the centre.
• Multiply (a number) by itself.
• Set (a yard or other part of a ship) at right angles to the keel or other point of reference.
• Balance (an account.

Synonyms of "Square" as a verb (10 Words)

bribe	Dishonestly persuade (someone) to act in one’s favour by a gift of money or other inducement. They had bribed an official to sell them a certificate.
buy	Be worth or be capable of buying. I am not prepared to buy the claim that the ends justify the means.
buy off	Be worth or be capable of buying.
corrupt	Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality. Corrupt the morals.
even	Make even or more even. Even out the surface.
feather	Cover or fit with feathers. Don t you just hate it when you spot that your lipstick has feathered around your lips.
give an inducement to	Allow to have or take.
make equal	Institute, enact, or establish.
square up	Turn the paddle; in canoeing.
suborn	Procure (false testimony or perjury. The President tried to suborn false witnesses.

Usage Examples of "Square" as a verb

• Institutions are anxious to square their books before the election.
• His goal squared the match 1–1.
• That this watercolour was a first draft is made clear by the fact that the sheet of paper has been squared.
• Saturn squares the Sun on the 17th.
• You can square off the other edge.
• He squared his shoulders.
• They felled and squared the timber themselves.
• One idea squares with another.
• Square the wood with a file.
• I squared with him.
• Chin up, shoulders squared, she stepped into the room.
• Faced with such declarations, politicians were resolved to squash or square the press.
• 5 squared equals 25.

Square as an Adjective

Definitions of "Square" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “square” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Denoting the length of each side of a square shape or object.
• Broad and solid in shape.
• Characterized by honesty and fairness.
• Providing abundant nourishment.
• Fair and honest.
• Having an outline resembling two corners of a square.
• With both players or sides having equal scores in a game.
• Having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle.
• Without evasion or compromise.
• Old-fashioned or boringly conventional.
• Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified.
• At right angles; perpendicular.
• Compatible or in agreement.
• Level or parallel.
• Properly arranged; in good order.
• Rigidly conventional or old-fashioned.
• Having or in the form of two right angles.
• Having the shape or approximate shape of a square.
• Leaving no balance.
• (of rhythm) simple and straightforward.
• In a direction transversely across the field or pitch.
• (of two people) owing nothing to each other.
• Having or denoting an aspect of 90.
• Having the shape or approximate shape of a cube.

Synonyms of "Square" as an adjective (45 Words)

above board	Appearing earlier in the same text.
all square	Completely given to or absorbed by.
balanced	(especially of food) having different elements in the correct proportions. The educated man shows a balanced development of all his powers.
behind the times	Having the lower score or lagging position in a contest.
boring	So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. I ve got a boring job in an office.
bourgeois	Being of the property-owning class and exploitive of the working class. These views will shock the bourgeois critics.
conformist	Marked by convention and conformity to customs or rules or styles. The poet became more conformist in his later years.
conservative	Resistant to change. The film was not cheap 30 000 is a conservative estimate.
conventional	Conforming with accepted standards. You re a bit too well brought up a bit too conventional.
decent	Decently clothed. From a decent family.
drawn	Having the curtains or draperies closed or pulled shut. Cathy was pale and drawn and she looked tired out.
equal	Being the same in quantity, size, degree, or value. People are born free and equal.
equitable	Fair and impartial. The difference between legal and equitable rights.
ethical	Adhering to ethical and moral principles. Adopt ethical shopping habits.
even	Being level or straight or regular and without variation as e g in shape or texture or being in the same plane or at the same height as something else i e even with. Any number doubled is even.
fair	(of hair or complexion) light; blonde. An fair penny.
genuine	Being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something. A genuine attempt to put things right.
hearty	(of a feeling or an opinion) deeply or strongly felt. He expressed his hearty agreement.
honest	Morally correct or virtuous. An honest wage.
honourable	Not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent. A long and honourable career.
in a position of equality	Directed or bound inward.
just	Of an opinion or appraisal well founded justifiable. A just reward.
level	Not having risen or fallen; unchanged. Acres of level farmland.
oblong	Having the shape of an oblong. Oblong tables.
old-fashioned	Out of fashion.
on a level	Of the score in a contest.
out of date	Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow.
perpendicular	At right angles to the plane of the horizon or a base line. The axes are perpendicular to each other.
proper	(of a psalm, lesson, prayer, etc.) appointed for a particular day, occasion, or season. Wanted a proper dinner not just a snack.
quadrilateral	Having four sides.
rectangular	Denoting or shaped like a rectangle. A rectangular prism.
right and proper	Having the axis perpendicular to the base.
right-angled	Forming a right angle or containing one or more right angles.
satisfying	Providing abundant nourishment. These are very satisfying books.
solid	Of good quality and condition solidly built. A solid figure with six plane faces.
straight	Simple straightforward. Straight brandy.
straightforward	Uncomplicated and easy to do or understand. A straightforward set of instructions.
strait-laced	Exaggeratedly proper.
stuffy	Excessively conventional and unimaginative and hence dull. He was steady and rather stuffy.
substantial	(of a meal) large and filling. A mere dream neither substantial nor practical.
tied	(of two or more notes) united by a tie and performed as one unbroken note. A tied vote.
traditionalist	Advocating the upholding or maintenance of tradition. His traditionalist stance on the ordination of women.
true	Of a compass bearing measured relative to true north. The horseshoe crab is not a true crab.
unadventurous	Not offering, involving, or eager for new or stimulating things. He was the unadventurous type.
upright	Upright in position or posture. An upright and respectable man.

Usage Examples of "Square" as an adjective

• A square corner.
• Place two pieces of wood one on top of the other, ensuring that they are exactly square.
• A square deal.
• Elvis was anything but square.
• We should get everything square before we leave.
• Keen's square pass was rammed home first time by Bishop.
• A square peg in a round hole.
• Four square meals a day.
• His square jaw.
• Jupiter is square to the Sun.
• My account with you is now all square.
• An acknowledgement that we are square.
• The office was fifteen feet square.
• A square contradiction.
• He wanted to make sure we were square with the court's decision and not subject to a lawsuit.
• A square table.
• He was short and square.
• She'd been as square with him as anybody could be.
• A suitable length of wood with square ends.
• These lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges.
• A square block of flats.
• 30,000 square feet of new gallery space.
• The goal brought the match all square once again.

Square as an Adverb

Definitions of "Square" as an adverb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “square” as an adverb can have the following definitions:

• In a straight direct way.
• Firmly and solidly.
• Directly; straight.
• In a direction transversely across the field or pitch.
• Fairly; honestly.
• In a square shape.

Synonyms of "Square" as an adverb (7 Words)

dead	Absolutely; completely. Dead right.
directly	In a frank way. I went directly after breakfast.
just	And nothing more. I only just caught the train.
point-blank	In a direct and unequivocal manner.
right	In the right manner correctly suitably. She felt right at home.
squarely	Firmly and solidly. Hit the ball squarely.
straight	In a straight line directly. I fell into bed and went straight to sleep.

Usage Examples of "Square" as an adverb

• Looked him squarely in the eye.
• The ball hit me square in the forehead.
• Ran square into me.
• A squarely cut piece of paper.
• The bat met the ball squarely.
• I'd acted square with him.
• The ball bounced almost square to the left.
• Folded the sheet of paper square.
• Planted his great bulk square before his enemy.
• Hit the ball squarely.

Associations of "Square" (30 Words)

carton	The quantity contained in a carton. A carton of milk.
cube	Cut into cubes. I bought sirloin from the butcher and cubed it myself.
cubic	A cubic equation or a curve described by one. A cubic equation.
decagon	A plane figure with ten straight sides and angles.
dice	A game played with dice. Cut the meat into dice.
ellipse	A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant, or resulting when a cone is cut by an oblique plane which does not intersect the base. The sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant.
facet	A particular aspect or feature of something. He studied every facet of the question.
hexagon	A plane figure with six straight sides and angles.
hexagonal	Having six sides or divided into hexagons. Small hexagonal pockets of honeycomb.
lattice	An interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice. The lattice of branches above her.
multifaceted	Having many sides. The diamond s multifaceted surface.
nonagon	A plane figure with nine straight sides and nine angles.
oblong	Having the shape of an oblong. Oblong tables.
octagon	An object or building with an octagonal plan or cross section.
oval	An oval sports field or racing track. Cut out two small ovals from the felt.
pentagon	The United States military establishment.
pentagram	A five-pointed star that is formed by drawing a continuous line in five straight segments, often used as a mystic and magical symbol.
polygon	A plane figure with at least three straight sides and angles, and typically five or more.
quadrate	A cubelike object. A broad shell with a quadrate outline.
quadrilateral	A four-sided polygon.
rectangle	A parallelogram with four right angles.
rectangular	Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles. A rectangular prism.
rectilinear	Relating to a straight line or lines. The rectilinear propagation of light.
shape	The state of good health especially in the phrases in condition or in shape or out of condition or out of shape. A fiend in human shape.
shaped	Shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass as by work or effort. A shaped handgrip.
tetragon	A four-sided polygon.
trapezoid	The wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones.
triangle	A musical instrument consisting of a steel rod bent into a triangle and sounded by being struck with a small steel rod. An equilateral triangle.
triangulate	Composed of or marked with triangles. Triangulate the piece of cardboard.
vertex	The highest point (of something.