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matched

verb , past tense of match

Synonyms and Antonyms of matched

1 to be the exact counterpart of

does this handbag's shade of blue match my navy blue pants?

the rare blood type that exactly matched that of the transplant recipient

Synonyms of matched

corresponded (to), equaled (or equalled), paralleled

Words Related to matched

blended (with) (also blent (with)), conformed (to), coordinated (with), harmonized (with), went (with)

complemented, supplemented

counterbalanced, counterpoised

echoed, imaged, mirrored, repeated

added up (to), amounted (to), approached, came (to), neared

measured (up), partook (of), rivaled (or rivalled), suggested

2 to give in marriage

they were happy to match their daughter to a man from a good family

Synonyms of matched

espoused, married, wedded (also wed)

Words Related to matched

committed, engaged

affianced, betrothed, pledged, promised

3 to produce something equal to (as in quality or value)

no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war

Synonyms of matched

equaled (or equalled), met, tied

Words Related to matched

beat, bettered, eclipsed, excelled, outdid, outdistanced, outshone (or outshined), outstripped, overtopped, surpassed, topped, transcended

amounted (to), approached, touched

approximated, kept up, measured up (to), paralleled, rivaled (or rivalled), stacked up (against or with)

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