Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb square

8 senses of square

Sense 1
square, square up -- (make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file")
       => shape, form -- (give shape or form to; "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character")

Sense 2
square -- (raise to the second power)
       => multiply -- (combine by multiplication; "multiply 10 by 15")

Sense 3
square -- (cause to match, as of ideas or acts)
       => adjust, conform, adapt -- (adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; "We must adjust to the bad economic situation")

Sense 4
square -- (position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders")
       => position -- (cause to be in an appropriate place, state, or relation)

Sense 5
square -- (be compatible with; "one idea squares with another")
       => match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree -- (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun")

Sense 6
square -- (pay someone and settle a debt; "I squared with him")
       => settle -- (dispose of; make a financial settlement)

Sense 7
feather, square -- (turn the paddle; in canoeing)
       => paddle -- (propel with a paddle; "paddle your own canoe")

Sense 8
feather, square -- (turn the oar, while rowing)
       => row -- (propel with oars; "row the boat across the lake")

Antonyms of adj squared

1 sense of squared

Sense 1
squared -- (having been made square)

INDIRECT (VIA square) -> round, circular -- (having a circular shape)

Similarity of adj squared

1 sense of squared

Sense 1
squared -- (having been made square)
       => square (vs. round) -- (having four equal sides and four right angles or forming a right angle; "a square peg in a round hole"; "a square corner")