matches (Meaning)
matches
to provide with a counterpart, a prospective (see prospective sense 2b) partner in marriage, a person to be considered as a marriage partner, to harmonize with, to toss coins with, a person or thing equal or similar to another, a marriage union, one that can compete or fight successfully with another, to provide with a worthy competitor, an exact counterpart, to be a counterpart, to cause to correspond, to fit together or make suitable for fitting together, to place in competition, to put in a set possessing equal or harmonizing attributes, to be the counterpart of, two persons or things that go well together, to encounter successfully as an antagonist, one able to cope with another, to compare favorably with, a short slender piece of flammable material (such as wood) tipped with a combustible mixture that bursts into flame when slightly heated through friction (as by being scratched against a rough surface), to flip or toss coins and compare upper surfaces, a pair suitably associated, a person or thing that is equal or similar to or exactly like another, marriage sense 1b, to make or find the equal or the like of, to set in competition or opposition, to meet successfully as a competitor, to make correspond, to provide funds complementary to, to flip or toss (coins) and compare exposed faces, a chemically prepared wick or cord formerly used in firing firearms or powder, to set in comparison, an evenly burning wick or cord formerly used to ignite a charge of powder, a contest (as in tennis or volleyball) completed when one player or side wins a specified number of sets or games, a contest between two or more parties, a short slender piece of material (as wood) tipped with a mixture that ignites when scratched against something else, to be the same as or suitable to one another, to join or give in marriage
Synonyms & Antonyms of matches
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
No strong antonyms found.
Synonyms:
- finals
- rallies
- outings
- biathlons
- conflicts
- athletics
- nationals
- play-offs
- derbies
- volleys
- marathons
- skirmishes
- pentathlons
- semifinals
- races
- battles
- tussles
- struggles
- scrimmages
- rubbers
- sweepstakes
- triathlons
- decathlons
- rounds
- gymkhanas
- tugs-of-war
- sudden deaths
- round-robins
- heats
- runs
- sets
- field days
Antonyms:
matches Sentence Examples
- The company's exact earnings were $1 million for the first quarter.
- My address is an exact match for what it says on my driver's license.
- The scientist conducted an exact experiment to verify his hypothesis.
- The artist made an exact replica of the Mona Lisa using only a pencil and paper.
- The detectives used forensics to find an exact match for the suspect's fingerprints.
- The architect drew an exact blueprint for the new building.
- The cashier gave me an exact change of $2.75 after my purchase.
- The translator provided an exact translation of the document from English to Spanish.
- The teacher gave the students an exact list of the books they needed for class.
- The mechanic found an exact replacement part for the broken engine.
FAQs About the word matches
to provide with a counterpart, a prospective (see prospective sense 2b) partner in marriage, a person to be considered as a marriage partner, to harmonize with,
competitions, events, games,tournaments, sweep-stake, bouts,sports, contests, championships, meets
divorces,separations,,annulments
The company's exact earnings were $1 million for the first quarter.
My address is an exact match for what it says on my driver's license.
The scientist conducted an exact experiment to verify his hypothesis.
The artist made an exact replica of the Mona Lisa using only a pencil and paper.
