MATCH Synonyms: 217 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

ˈmach

as in tournament

a competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize a chess match

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as in marriage

a union representing a special kind of social and legal partnership between two people from all appearances those two have got a good match there

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as in half

either of a pair matched in one or more qualities I can't find the match to this sock

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as in equivalent

one that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value for a wife he wants a woman who will be his match in every aspect of their lives

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as in image

something or someone that strongly resembles another Erin is so nearly my exact match you'd think she must be my twin and not just my cousin

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as in rivalry

an earnest effort for superiority or victory over another the discussion soon degenerated into a pointless shouting match

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verb

as in to complement

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

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as in to marry

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

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as in to meet

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

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Recent Examples of match

Noun

Woo said a crime analyst from the Scottsdale Police Department in Arizona used the technology and found a match on a state Department of Transportation database. —

Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 1 May 2026 Birmingham’s boys had split two regular-season meetings with Palisades, losing the first 6-5 and winning the second 5-4 in overtime and the rubber match was just as closely contested and even more physical. —

Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026

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But matching up with the best opposing perimeter player puts you in imminent danger of fouling. —

Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2026 Claudio Castagnoli, Wheeler Yuta, Daniel Garcia, Clark Connors and David Finlay in a 10-man tag team match. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for match

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Upon her return to Ring of Honor, she was thrust into a tournament to determine the first ROH women’s pure champion.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2026
The new, 76-team brackets will jam eight extra games — for a total of 12 involving 24 teams — into the front half of the first week of the men’s and the women’s tournaments.

— Eddie Pells, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026