Another word for match
match
n.
An instrument to produce fire
safety match, sulphur match, matchstick, fuse, lucifer, locofoco*; see also light 3.
An article that is like another
peer, equivalent, mate, analogue, counterpart, approximation; see also equal.
A formal contest
race, event, rivalry; see competition 2, sport 3.
A marriage or engagement
match
v.
To find or make equals
equalize, liken, equate, make equal, pair, coordinate, level, even, match up, balance, mate, marry, unite; see also equal.
To be alike
harmonize, suit, be twins, be counterparts, be doubles, match with, check with, go together, go with, rhyme with, take after; see also agree, resemble.
Antonyms differ*, be unlike, clash.
To meet in contest
equal, keep pace with, run side by side, come up with, be on a level with, cope with, meet, compete with; see also rival.
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Another word for match
One of a matched pair of things:
companion, counterpart, double, duplicate, fellow, mate, twin. See sameSomething closely resembling or analogous to something else:
analogue, congener, correlate, correlative, correspondent, counterpart, parallel. See sameTwo items of the same kind together:
brace, couple, couplet, doublet, duet, duo, pair, two, twosome, yoke. See group, same
To be equal or alike:
compare, correspond, equal, measure up, parallel, touch. (Informal) stack up. See sameTo be compatible or in correspondence:
accord, agree, check, chime, comport with, conform, consist, correspond, fit1, harmonize, square, tally. (Informal) jibe1. (Archaic) quadrate. See agreeTo be in keeping with:
become, befit, conform, correspond, fit1, go with, suit. See agreeTo place in opposition or be in opposition to:
counter, oppose, pit1, play off. Idioms: bump heads with, meet head-on, set (or be) at odds, set (or be) at someone's throat, trade blows (or punches). See supportTo do or make something equal to:
equal, meet1, tie. See sameTo represent as similar:
analogize, assimilate, compare, equate, identify, liken, parallel. See same
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