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matched adjective [ matʃt ]

• put together as being equal, similar, or complementary to each other.
• "a matched pair"

match verb

• correspond or cause to correspond in some essential respect; make or be harmonious.
• "I thought we'd have primrose walls to match the bath"
Similar: go with, coordinate with, complement, harmonize with, blend with, tone with, team with, be the same as, be similar to, suit, be a pair, be a set, be the same, go together, correspond, be in agreement, tally, agree, match up, coincide, accord, conform, square, harmonize, be consonant, be compatible, corresponding, equivalent, parallel, analogous, coordinating, complementing, complementary, harmonizing, blending, toning, harmonious, the same, paired, twin, coupled, double, duplicate, identical, (all) of a piece, like, like (two) peas in a pod, alike, comparable, similar, correlative, congruent, tallying, agreeing, concordant, consonant,
Opposite: different, clashing,
• be equal to (something) in quality or strength.
• "his anger matched her own"
Similar: equal, be equal to, be the equal of, be a match for, measure up to, compare with, parallel, be in the same league as, be in the same category as, be on a par with, touch, keep pace with, keep up with, emulate, rival, vie with, compete with, contend with, hold a candle to,
• place (a person or group) in competition with another.
• "the big names were matched against nobodies"
Similar: draw against, set against, pit against, play off against,
Origin: Old English gemæcca ‘mate, companion’, of West Germanic origin; related to the base of make.


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