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match
Two or more persons or things that go together in appearance, size, or other quality
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  1. Two or more persons or things that go together in appearance, size, or other quality
  2. A slender piece of wood, cardboard, waxed cord, etc. tipped with a composition that catches fire by friction; esp., a safety match
  3. A pair, each one of which resembles or harmonizes with the other:
rival
(Obsolete) A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
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  1. (Obsolete) A companion or an associate in a particular duty.
  2. A person or thing that can equal or surpass another in some way; person or thing that can bear comparison
  3. One that equals or almost equals another in a particular respect:
companion
A person who associates with or accompanies another or others; associate; comrade
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  1. A person who associates with or accompanies another or others; associate; comrade
  2. Either of two persons not married to each other but otherwise in an intimate, spouse-like relationship: often, specif., used when the persons are of the same sex
  3. One of a pair or set of things; a mate.
nobleman
A member of the nobility; peer
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  1. A member of the nobility; peer
  2. A man of noble rank.
  3. A peer; an aristocrat; ranks range from baron to king to emperor.
count
(Sports) The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
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  1. (Sports) The counting from one to ten seconds, during which time a boxer who has been knocked down must rise or be declared the loser.
  2. The totality of specific items in a particular sample:
  3. A nobleman in European countries, having a rank equivalent to that of an English earl
gaze
To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
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  1. To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
inspect
To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
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  1. To examine or review (troops, etc.) officially
  2. To examine carefully and critically, especially for flaws.
  3. To look at carefully; examine critically, esp. in order to detect flaws or errors
scrutinize
To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
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  1. To audit accounts etc in order to verify them.
  2. To examine something with great care.
  3. To look at very carefully; examine closely; inspect minutely
eye
(Obs.) To appear (to the eyes)
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  1. (Obs.) To appear (to the eyes)
  2. (Anatomy) The vertebrate organ of sight, composed of a pair of fluid-filled spherical structures that occupy the orbits of the skull. Incoming light is refracted by the cornea of the eye and transmitted through the pupil to the lens, which focuses the image onto the retina.
  3. To supply with an eye.
gape
To be or become open or wide:
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  1. To be or become open or wide:
  2. To stare wonderingly or stupidly, often with the mouth open.
  3. To stare with the mouth open, as in wonder or surprise
gawk
To stare or gape stupidly
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  1. To stare or gape stupidly
  2. To stare stupidly, like a gawk
gaze
To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
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  1. To look steadily, intently, and with fixed attention.
goggle
To roll or bulge. Used of the eyes.
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  1. To roll or bulge. Used of the eyes.
  2. To roll or bulge (the eyes).
  3. To roll: said of the eyes
ogle
To keep looking (at) boldly and with obvious desire; make eyes (at)
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  1. To keep looking (at) boldly and with obvious desire; make eyes (at)
  2. To look or stare, especially desirously.
stare
To stand on end, as hair
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  1. To stand on end, as hair
  2. To look fixedly at
  3. To look at directly and fixedly:
colleague
A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.
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  1. A fellow member of a profession, staff, or academic faculty; an associate.
  2. A fellow worker in the same profession; associate
compeer
A companion; comrade
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  1. A companion; comrade
  2. A comrade, companion, or associate.
  3. A person of the same rank or status; equal; peer
equal
One that is equal to another:
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  1. One that is equal to another:
equivalent
Something that is essentially equal to another:
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  1. Something that is essentially equal to another:
  2. Having a one-to-one correspondence, as between parts. Two triangles having the same area are equivalent, as are two congruent geometric figures.
  3. Equal, as in value, meaning, or force.
fellow
One of a pair; a mate:
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  1. One of a pair; a mate:
  2. A member of the governing body of certain colleges and universities.
  3. A person of equal rank, position, or background; a peer.
Find another word for peer. In this page you can discover 29 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for peer, like: match, rival, companion, nobleman, titled person, count, gaze, inspect, scrutinize, equal and lord.

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  • Technology allowed us to peer deeper into the mysteries of the miniscule.

  • "Wow. It's not quite what I remember," she said, leaning away from him to peer at the ground.

  • She yanked the wardrobe open and turned to peer over her shoulder.

  • He was a member of parliament in 1774 and 1775; in 1776 he became a peer as Baron Osborne, and in 1777 lord chamberlain of the queen's household.

  • In 1641 he recovered his liberty on the demand of the House of Lords, who maintained that as a peer he was entitled to be summoned to parliament.

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