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square Synonyms

Another word for square

Choosing another word for square depends on context, so the 18 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• noun (Context 1)

A plane figure with four equal straight sides and four right angles.

Usage Example

"The children carefully cut out a perfect box from the red construction paper."

Strong
box
quadrangle
Weak
quadrilateral

• noun (Context 2)

An open, typically four-sided area surrounded by buildings in a town, village, or city.

Usage Example

"Hundreds of locals gathered in the town plaza to celebrate the annual harvest festival."

Strongest
plaza
Strong
piazza
marketplace
courtyard
quad
quadrangle

• verb (Context 3)

To make something square or rectangular in shape; to give a square profile to.

Usage Example

"The carpenter carefully squared the edges of the wooden frame before assembling the cabinet."

Strong
true
align
straighten

• verb (Context 4)

To settle or pay off a debt or account.

Usage Example

"She squared her tab with the bartender before leaving the establishment."

Strongest
settle
pay off
clear
Strong
settle up
square away
discharge
liquidate

Opposites of square

The opposite of square shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

square root
round
round off
incur
circle
run up
default
See all opposites of square

• Nearby Words

squalor
squander
squanderer
square
squarely
squareness
squaretail

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Square. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/square
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