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matches

NOUN

competition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bout contest event game race test trial

STRONG

engagement meet rivalry sport

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

WEAK

clash difference imbalance mismatch

NOUN

counterpart, equal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

double

STRONG

adversary analogue antagonist approximation companion competitor complement copy correlate duplicate equivalent like mate opponent parallel peer replica ringer rival twin

WEAK

countertype dead ringer lookalike spitting image

Antonyms

STRONG

ally associate difference helper original supporter

WEAK

clash imbalance mismatch

NOUN

couple

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pairing

STRONG

affiliation alliance combination duet espousal marriage mating pair partnership union

Antonyms

STRONG

disunion division divorce separation

WEAK

clash difference imbalance mismatch

Example Sentences

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A few miles from those macabre discoveries, soccer fans will pour into the volcano-shaped Akron Stadium, just outside Guadalajara, for the first of four World Cup matches that will be played there, beginning Thursday.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Five years and 64 matches – more than any other man to hold the office.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Roughly 18,852 World Cup tickets earmarked for Iran’s fans were revoked just a few days before matches begin, according to the Iran soccer federation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

"I will, I will," Trump said when an AFP reporter asked him in the Oval Office if he planned to be at any World Cup matches.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

She visited Aunt Chipo’s hut and took a box of matches and a bag of beans.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer