Synonyms for match
mætʃmatch

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1. matchnoun

   Synonyms:
   equal, mate, companion, contest, competition, tally, equality, pair

   Antonyms:
   superior, inferior, mismatch, oddity, disparity, inequality

2. matchverb

   Synonyms:
   equal, compare, oppose, pit, adapt, sort, suit, mate

   Antonyms:
   fail, exceed, preponderate, surpass, mismatch, dissociate, separate, misfit, misadapt, missort

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1. match, lucifer, friction matchnoun

   lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction

   "he always carries matches to light his pipe"; "as long you've a lucifer to light your fag"

   Synonyms:
   catch, morning star, mates, couple, equal, daystar, lucifer, friction match, the Tempter, mate, peer, compeer

2. matchnoun

   a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, equal, lucifer, friction match, mate, peer, compeer

3. matchnoun

   a burning piece of wood or cardboard

   "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, equal, lucifer, friction match, mate, peer, compeer

4. match, matenoun

   an exact duplicate

   "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"

   Synonyms:
   lucifer, compeer, better half, teammate, partner, checkmate, equal, fellow, friction match, mates, mate, first mate, couple, peer, spouse, catch, married person

5. matchnoun

   the score needed to win a match

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, equal, lucifer, friction match, mate, peer, compeer

6. catch, matchnoun

   a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect

   Synonyms:
   lucifer, apprehension, compeer, equal, collar, gimmick, haul, pinch, catch, friction match, snap, mates, grab, peer, mate, snatch, couple, stop, taking into custody, arrest

7. peer, equal, match, compeernoun

   a person who is of equal standing with another in a group

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, equal, lucifer, friction match, mate, peer, compeer

8. couple, mates, matchnoun

   a pair of people who live together

   "a married couple from Chicago"

   Synonyms:
   lucifer, duad, equal, yoke, pair, duet, dyad, twosome, friction match, couplet, mates, brace, mate, compeer, twain, peer, couple, span, catch, duo, distich

9. matchverb

   something that resembles or harmonizes with

   "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"

   Synonyms:
   catch, mates, couple, equal, lucifer, friction match, mate, peer, compeer

10. match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agreeverb

    be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics

    "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"

    Synonyms:
    equate, ensure, hold in, hit, couple, jibe, accord, consort, tick off, fit, gibe, concur, chequer, hold, moderate, learn, checker, total, mark off, add, add up, twin, go, cope with, condition, assure, scoff, tick, tot, tally, harmonize, suss out, check off, check over, add together, accommodate, check up on, control, look into, ascertain, mate, mark, insure, change course, flout, tote up, go over, train, check, hold back, rival, harmonise, equalize, meet, pair, suit, tot up, jib, find out, see, discipline, equalise, sum up, equal, correspond, score, curb, concord, summate, gybe, arrest, stand for, check into, play off, contain, oppose, outfit, conform to, represent, determine, sum, stop, retard, crack, turn back, watch, chalk up, equip, see to it, break, touch, fit in, check out, barrack, rack up, jeer, fit out, agree, pit, delay

11. matchverb

    provide funds complementary to

    "The company matched the employees' contributions"

    Synonyms:
    fit, play off, touch, gibe, equate, pair, meet, agree, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, mate, couple, correspond, equalise, oppose, twin, jibe

12. match, mate, couple, pair, twinverb

    bring two objects, ideas, or people together

    "This fact is coupled to the other one"; "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?"; "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

    Synonyms:
    fit, parallel, play off, touch, duplicate, gibe, equate, copulate, pair, couple on, checkmate, meet, agree, partner off, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, geminate, mate, pair off, couple, correspond, equalise, couple up, oppose, twin, jibe

13. equal, touch, rival, matchverb

    be equal to in quality or ability

    "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

    Synonyms:
    adjoin, touch, pit, have-to doe with, rival, play off, pertain, couple, concern, fit, stir, tinge, refer, meet, equalize, twin, agree, be, gibe, oppose, tally, equalise, affect, pair, jibe, cope with, equate, relate, touch on, equal, tinct, bear on, allude, bear upon, reach, contact, correspond, come to, advert, impact, partake, extend to, mate, disturb, tint, check

14. match, fitverb

    make correspond or harmonize

    "Match my sweater"

    Synonyms:
    suit, fit, outfit, play off, touch, gibe, equate, pair, equip, meet, agree, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, fit out, mate, go, couple, correspond, equalise, accommodate, oppose, twin, conform to, jibe

15. meet, match, cope withverb

    satisfy or fulfill

    "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"

    Synonyms:
    conform to, touch, pit, foregather, gather, fulfill, adjoin, see, rival, suffer, fulfil, meet, couple, equalize, converge, fit, satisfy, receive, agree, oppose, forgather, equalise, encounter, get together, pair, run into, cope with, fill, play, equate, run across, check, equal, play off, tally, assemble, contact, correspond, take on, jibe, mate, come across, twin, gibe

16. matchverb

    give or join in marriage

    Synonyms:
    fit, play off, touch, gibe, equate, pair, meet, agree, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, mate, couple, correspond, equalise, oppose, twin, jibe

17. pit, oppose, match, play offverb

    set into opposition or rivalry

    "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"

    Synonyms:
    rival, react, touch, pit, mark, pock, play off, equate, fit, meet, couple, equalize, twin, agree, stone, oppose, equalise, counterbalance, pair, contradict, cope with, defend, fight back, equal, gibe, tally, fight, correspond, fight down, jibe, scar, controvert, mate, check

18. matchverb

    be equal or harmonize

    "The two pieces match"

    Synonyms:
    fit, play off, touch, gibe, equate, pair, meet, agree, equal, check, pit, equalize, cope with, tally, rival, mate, couple, correspond, equalise, oppose, twin, jibe

19. equal, match, equalize, equalise, equateverb

    make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching

    "let's equalize the duties among all employees in this office"; "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

    Synonyms:
    liken, equalize, equal, touch, be, fit, gibe, equate, pair, meet, agree, get even, equalise, check, play off, cope with, tally, rival, compare, mate, couple, correspond, pit, oppose, twin, jibe

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1. • Adjust
   • Adult
   • Change
   • Contest
   • Duplicate
   • Join
   • Lighter
   • Score
   • Supply

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1. co-incides

   to occupy the same place in space, the same point or period in time, or the same relative position

   the events coincided

   Submitted by rinat on June 1, 2017  

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1. matchverb

   Synonyms:
   rival, be equal to

2. matchverb

   Synonyms:
   adapt, suit, fit, proportion

3. matchverb

   Synonyms:
   marry, give in marriage

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1. matchnoun

   Synonyms:
   tally, mate, equal, peer, contest, competition, tournament, tourney, lucifer match, locofoco

2. matchverb

   Synonyms:
   rival, equal, cope with, contend, pit, oppose, tally, correspond, be proportionate, adapt, fit, proportion, comport, harmonize, mate, couple, combine, sort, join

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1. List of paraphrases for "match":

   game, matching, matches, coincide, coincidence, correspond, correspondence, equalize, confrontation, concordance, align, coupling, twinning, pairing, ballgame

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1. MATCH

   Synonyms:
   Aspirin and clopidogrel compared with clopidogrel alone after recent ischaemic stroke or transient ischaemic attack in high-risk patients

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1. State John Kerry:

   I think everybody understands that we're not going to be able to do enough under any circumstances that if Russia decides to match it and surpass it they're going to be able to do that, everybody knows that including [Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko].

2. Rosalind Sussman Yalow:

   We must believe in ourselves or no one else will believe in us; we must match our aspirations with the competence, courage, and determination to succeed.

3. Arthur Miller:

   I love her too, but our neuroses just don't match.

4. Kyle Edmund:

   This is great to be back in a final, playing the matches you want to be playing, i obviously want to go all the way, but I'm enjoying my tennis. I've kept improving and learning with each match.

5. Gilles Muller:

   I remember when I first played on grass, it was at a junior invitational tournament at( London's) Queen's Club, it wasn't love at first sight ! I got killed in my first match by a Mexican called Santiago Gonzales.