Under the year 1533 we are told that the ream contained twenty quires.
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Quire
Synonyms for "quire" (12 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: choir, choral group, gather, leaf, page.
- Sentence evidence is available for quire, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "quire".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "quire"
Keep "quire" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "quire" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "quire", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "quire" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
7 entriesbookbinding unitchurch unitdefinite quantitymusical grouppaper unitquantity unitvocal ensemble
More specific
6 entriescathedral quirefour quire bookone quireparish quiretwo quire bundleuniversity quire
Collocations
6 entriescathedral quirefour quire bookone quirepaper quireparish quirequire of paper
Inflections
1 entriesSample sentences
11 total sentences available.
[…] and we must accept the fact that all those good novels, Villette, Emma, Wuthering Heights, Middlemarch, were written by women without more experience of life than could enter the house of a clergyman; written too in the common sitting-room of that respectable house and by women so poor that they could not afford to buy more than a few quires of paper at a time upon which to write Wuthering Heights or Jane Eyre.
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We saw above that the fourth quire consists of ten folios, two of which (folios 29 and 31) Richer added to a quaternion (folios 23 to 28, 30, 32). Most of the folios Richer added to his manuscript supplement, elaborate, or amend text that he had already composed in the codex. In this quire, however, Richer wrote around the added folios as if it was the quire he added to them, not the converse. Indeed, if we were to remove folios 29 and 31, there would be neither grammatical nor narrative continuity between the original folios of the quire which would face each other, that is, between folios 28^(v[erso]) and 30^(r[ecto]) on the one hand, or folios 30ᵛ and 32ʳ on the other.
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Now, in the first folio volume of 1616, the paging, signatures, and quiring are continuous and regular throughout.
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Showing 4 of 11 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "quire"?
Closest matches include choir, choral group, gather, leaf, page.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "quire"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.