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Adjective matched has 2 senses
- matched - provided with a worthy adversary or competitor; "matched teams"
Antonym: noncompetitive (indirect, via competitive)
- matched - going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities
Antonyms: mismatched, ill-sorted, incompatible, mismated, unsuited, odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired
Verb match has 10 senses
- match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree - 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"
--1 is one way to equal, be
Sample sentences:
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- match - provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
--2 is one way to supply, provide, render, furnish
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- match, mate, couple, pair, twin - 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"
--3 is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentences:
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Somebody ----s somebody
- equal, touch, rival, match - 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"
--4 is one way to compete, vie, contend
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- match, fit - make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
--5 is one way to adjust, set, correct
Sample sentence:
They match the cape
- meet, match, cope with - satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
--6 is one way to cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
Sample sentences:
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- match - give or join in marriage
--7 is one way to join, bring together
Sample sentence:
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- pit, oppose, match, play off - 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"
--8 is one way to confront, face
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- match - be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
--9 is one way to adjust, conform, adapt
Sample sentence:
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- equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate - 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"
--10 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
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