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match

[mach] / mætʃ /
NOUN
competition
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bout contest event game race test trial
STRONG
engagement meet rivalry sport
NOUN
counterpart, equal
Synonyms
STRONG
adversary analogue antagonist approximation companion competitor complement copy correlate double duplicate equivalent fellow 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
VERB
be equal to, harmonize with
Synonyms
STRONGEST
complement harmonize
STRONG
correspond mirror
WEAK
agree echo equal

Example Sentences

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When Arsenal face Sporting in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday, there will be much more riding on the game than just a knockout match in Lisbon.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

Few if any of even Kim Jong-un’s looniest tirades match these posts for their wild-eyed savagery.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

It’s a match made in heaven — simple yet hearty and fulfilling.

From Salon • Apr. 6, 2026

Javokhir Sindarov is destroying the competition for a spot in the world championship match.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Daisy looked down into the sack and her eyes lit up like a match in the dark.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.