Nouns (11)
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match
n. equality or equivalence between two strings, characters etc.
Match
n. [a game or contest in which two or more contestants or teams oppose each other]
match
n. a burning piece of wood or cardboard; "if you drop a match in there the whole place will explode"
match
n. something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
match
n. a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
match
n. the score needed to win a match
match, mate
n. an exact duplicate; "when a match is found an entry is made in the notebook"
couple, mates, match
n. a pair of people who live together; "a married couple from Chicago"
Verbs (29)
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match
v. information technology: be equal or equivalent (strings, characters etc.)
match
v. provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions"
match
v. be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match"
match, fit
v. make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater"
meet, match, cope with
v. satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need"; "this job doesn't match my dreams"
equal, touch, rival, match
v. 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"
pit, oppose, match, play off
v. 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"
equal, match, equalize, equalise, equate
v. 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"
match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree
v. 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"
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Fuzzynyms (88)
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equivalent
n. a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc; "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
meet, sports meeting
n. a meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held
knockoff, clone
n. an unauthorized copy or imitation
consort
n. the husband or wife of a reigning monarch
mate
n. informal term for a friend of the same sex
companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate
n. a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke
n. a boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
young buck, young man
n. a teenager or a young adult male
member, fellow member
n. one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization); "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"
countryman
n. a man from your own country
colleague, co-worker, fellow worker, workfellow
n. an associate that one works with
correct, rectify, right
v. make right or correct; "Correct the mistakes"; "rectify the calculation"
behave, comport
v. behave well or properly; "The children must learn to behave"
hold, carry, bear
v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"
meet, encounter, play, take on
v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
weather, endure, brave, brave out
v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"
get
v. overcome or destroy; "The ice storm got my hibiscus"; "the cat got the goldfish"
surpass, outstrip, outmatch, outgo, exceed, outdo, surmount, outperform
v. be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
outdo, outflank, trump, best, scoop
v. get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
balance, equilibrate, equilibrize, equilibrise
v. bring into balance or equilibrium; "She has to balance work and her domestic duties"; "balance the two weights"
square, square up
v. make square; "Square the circle"; "square the wood with a file"
organize, organise, coordinate
v. bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
level
v. talk frankly with; lay it on the line; "I have to level with you"
flush, level, even out, even
v. make level or straight; "level the ground"
square
v. position so as to be square; "He squared his shoulders"
cancel, offset, set off
v. make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength"
coordinate
v. be co-ordinated; "These activities coordinate well"
compare
v. to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb
contrast, counterpoint
v. to show differences when compared; be different; "the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities"
represent, stand for, correspond
v. take the place of
agree
v. consent or assent to a condition, or agree to do something; "She agreed to all my conditions"; "He agreed to leave her alone"
follow, come after
v. come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
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Antonyms (6)
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incompetent, incompetent person
n. someone who is not competent to take effective action
disagree, disaccord, discord
v. be different from one another
differ
v. be different; "These two tests differ in only one respect"
match
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