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Synonyms & Antonyms of match
(Entry 1 of 2)
- a chess match
Synonyms for match
- bout,
- competition,
- contest,
- event,
- game,
- matchup,
- meet,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tournament,
- tourney
Words Related to match
- from all appearances those two have got a good match there
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Near Antonyms for match
- I can't find the match to this sock
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- for a wife he wants a woman who will be his match in every aspect of their lives
Synonyms for match
- coequal,
- compeer,
- coordinate,
- counterpart,
- equal,
- equivalent,
- fellow,
- like,
- parallel,
- peer,
- rival
Words Related to match
- Erin is so nearly my exact match you'd think she must be my twin and not just my cousin
Synonyms for match
- alter ego,
- carbon,
- carbon copy,
- clone,
- counterpart,
- doppelgänger
- (or doppelganger),
- double,
- duplicate,
- duplication,
- facsimile,
- fetch,
- image,
- likeness,
- look-alike,
- mirror image,
- picture,
- replica,
- ringer,
- spit,
- spitting image,
- twin
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Near Antonyms for match
- the discussion soon degenerated into a pointless shouting match
Synonyms for match
- ball game,
- battle,
- combat,
- competition,
- conflict,
- confrontation,
- contention,
- contest,
- dogfight,
- duel,
- face-off,
- grapple,
- rivalry,
- strife,
- struggle,
- sweepstakes
- (also sweep-stake),
- tug-of-war,
- war,
- warfare
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match
verbSynonyms of match (Entry 2 of 2)
- does this handbag's shade of blue match my navy blue pants?
- the rare blood type that exactly matched that of the transplant recipient
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- no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war
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“Match.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/match. Accessed 18 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of match was before the 12th century
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