1
as in matching
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in complemented
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 & Similar Words
2
3
as in met
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 & Similar Words
Examples Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of matched
James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
One ticket, sold in Michigan, matched the five numbers and won $1 million.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No tickets matched all five numbers and the Powerball.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The last jackpot winner came earlier this month when a ticket sold in New York matched the five numbers and the Powerball to win $256 million.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six numbers from Saturday night's drawing.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
While no one took home the jackpot Saturday, tickets in Indiana and New Jersey matched the five numbers and the Power Play to win $2 million and a ticket sold in Illinois matched the five numbers to win $1 million.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
No one matched all six numbers to win the Powerball jackpot.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
One ticket, sold in Michigan, matched the five numbers and won $1 million.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
No tickets matched all five numbers and the Powerball.
—Tanya Wildt, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
The last jackpot winner came earlier this month when a ticket sold in New York matched the five numbers and the Powerball to win $256 million.
—James Powel, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
The Powerball lottery jackpot continues to grow after no one matched all six numbers from Saturday night's drawing.
—Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
No ticket matched all six numbers during the last drawing on Friday night, with white balls 2, 20, 51, 56 and 67, plus the gold Mega Ball 19.
—Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Dec. 2024
The ticket matched the five white balls drawn Monday — 22, 42, 44, 57 and 64 — but did not match the Powerball, 18.
—Natalie Davies, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for matched
Adjective
-
In Arizona, the trigger for the Medicaid expansion population activates when federal matching funds dip below 80%, which would be a significant blow to the Arizona program and could remove coverage for thousands of enrollees.Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 20 Dec. 2024
-
That’s why arguably one of the most affecting scenes in the film comes when one of those singular shoots meant to make a spectacle of one of Jenna’s outfits (a dark bodysuit with long spindly fingers and a matching insectile headpiece) all but breaks apart.Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 18 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Barker, who is married to Kourtney Kardashian, has produced music for artists like Machine Gun Kelly and Avril Lavigne in recent years.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 Dec. 2024
-
Trump is married to Eric Trump, Donald Trump's son.Jasper Ward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Research — a survey of 109 CEOs of major Canadian organizations, complemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with 46 of them — suggests six strategies for alleviating loneliness that leaders can employ.Alaric Bourgoin, Sarah L. Wright, Jean-François Harvey, Saouré Kouamé, Harvard Business Review, 23 Dec. 2024
-
The ballroom's gold chandeliers and modern crown molding complemented the couple's romantic black-and-white wedding theme.Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Amazon Smart Plug Conserve electricity with this nifty smart plug that is compatible with a ton of everyday devices like lamps, fans, and coffee makers — 827 readers did.Toni Sutton, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
-
Additionally, not all devices are compatible with RCS and it’s not universally supported by carriers.Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 15 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
Security guarantees for Ukraine that are directly tied to the cessation of hostilities can advance all three of these objectives.Samuel Charap, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
-
The grounding comes months after airlines were hit by a global tech outage tied to Microsoft's Azure cloud platform and a software issue at cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike.Abhijith Ganapavaram and Utkarsh Shetti, The Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
The 10-year-old wore a red, long-sleeve coat with sharp lapels and a single black button, a red turtleneck dress and coordinated ballet flats.Julia Teti, WWD, 18 Dec. 2024
-
Muslim Brotherhood fighters launched a coordinated attack on government buildings, military barracks, and Ba’ath Party offices and declared the city an autonomous zone, encouraging an open rebellion against Assad.Sefa Secen / Made by History, TIME, 17 Dec. 2024
Adjective
-
Jackson purportedly asked Turner-Smith to move out of their marital residence in L.A. at the time of their separation in September 2023, per the filing.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 24 Dec. 2024
-
Additionally, the unlimited marital gift exemption ensures that gifts between spouses are not subject to gift tax, regardless of the amount.Darren T. Case, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
-
That represented 63% growth and equaled about 18% of aggregate revenue.Ari Levy, CNBC, 14 Dec. 2024
-
Efforts to utilize French Guiana’s vast natural resources ended in disaster on multiple occasions, the jungle interior taking on a reputation perhaps only equaled by Joseph Conrad’s deeply colonial descriptions of the Congo Free State in Heart of Darkness almost a century later.Rob Crossan, JSTOR Daily, 13 Dec. 2024
Thesaurus Entries Near matched
Cite this Entry
“Matched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/matched. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share