Synonyms for match
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1. match, lucifer, friction match(noun)

   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. match(noun)

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

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

3. match(noun)

   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, mate(noun)

   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. match(noun)

   the score needed to win a match

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

6. catch, match(noun)

   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, compeer(noun)

   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, match(noun)

   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. match(verb)

   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, agree(verb)

    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. match(verb)

    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, twin(verb)

    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, match(verb)

    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, fit(verb)

    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 with(verb)

    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. match(verb)

    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 off(verb)

    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. match(verb)

    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, equate(verb)

    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

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. match(n)

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

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

2. match(v)

   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. 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  

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. match(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   rival, be equal to

2. match(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   adapt, suit, fit, proportion

3. match(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   marry, give in marriage

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

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

Concise Medical Dictionary, by Joseph C Segen, MD(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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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