Antonyms of adj mateless

2 senses of mateless

Sense 1
mateless -- (not mated sexually)

INDIRECT (VIA unmated) -> mated -- (mated sexually)

Sense 2
mateless -- (of someone who has no marriage partner)

INDIRECT (VIA unmarried) -> married -- (joined in matrimony; "a married man"; "a married couple")

Similarity of adj mateless

2 senses of mateless

Sense 1
mateless -- (not mated sexually)
       => unmated (vs. mated) -- (not mated sexually)

Sense 2
mateless -- (of someone who has no marriage partner)
       => unmarried (vs. married), single -- (not married or related to the unmarried state; "unmarried men and women"; "unmarried life"; "sex and the single girl"; "single parenthood"; "are you married or single?")

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