evenly matched

phrase

: equal in skill or ability

It was a close game between two evenly matched teams.

Examples of evenly matched in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The opening minutes were relatively evenly matched as both teams felt each other out like boxers at the start of a major bout. — Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

Her fight choreography scenes with Enola seem evenly matched, and the film leaves space for a potential return. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

Rhymes for evenly matched

• attached
• despatched
• detached
• dispatched
• mismatched
• unlatched
• unmatched
• catched
• hatched
• latched
• patched
• scratched