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Matched

adjective

1.

Provided with a worthy adversary or competitor.

2.

Going well together; possessing harmonizing qualities. Antonym: mismatched.

Match

verb

(past & past part. matched; pres. part. matching)

1.

Be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics. Synonyms: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, tally. "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check" , "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" Antonym: disagree.

2.

Provide funds complementary to.

3.

Bring two objects, ideas, or people together. Synonyms: couple, mate, pair, twin. "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?" , "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project"

4.

Be equal to in quality or ability. Synonyms: equal, rival, touch. "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues" , "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

5.

Make correspond or harmonize. Synonym: fit.

6.

Satisfy or fulfill. Synonyms: cope with, meet. "This job doesn't match my dreams"

7.

Give or join in marriage.

8.

Set into opposition or rivalry. Synonyms: oppose, pit, play off. "Pit a chess player against the Russian champion" , "He plays his two children off against each other"

9.

Be equal or harmonize.

10.

Make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching. Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, equate. "The company matched the discount policy of its competitors"

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"Matched" Quotes from Famous Books

... armies full, and nothing could have made them despond again. The war then became merely a comparison of national resources. Something was undoubtedly gained by the march into Kentucky, but how little in comparison with the golden opportunity which was thrown away. Had the combatants been equally matched, the result of this campaign might have been a matter for congratulation; but when the Confederacy was compelled, in order to cope with its formidable antagonist, to deal mortal blows in every encounter, or come ...

— History of Morgan's Cavalry • Basil W. Duke

... to receive the shock, stands so firmly that the bullock is almost thrown down, and it is surprising that their necks are not broken. The struggle is not, however, one of fair strength; the horse's girth being matched against the bullock's extended neck. In a similar manner a man can hold the wildest horse, if caught with the lazo, just behind the ears. When the bullock has been dragged to the spot where it is to be slaughtered, the matador with great caution cuts the hamstrings. Then is given the death ...

— The Voyage of the Beagle • Charles Darwin

... matched by a thrice marvellous adventure of Brom Bones, who made light of the Galloping Hessian as an arrant jockey. He affirmed that on returning one night from the neighboring village of Sing Sing, he had been ...

— The Legend of Sleepy Hollow • Washington Irving

... he can do is to join in the fray; then, if the fighters turn on him, he may be so injured that his power is gone, and the next best dog in the pack takes his place. The hottest contests are always between dogs that are well matched; neither will give place to the other, and so they fight it out; but from the foremost in strength and power down to the weakest there is a gradation of authority; each one knows just how far he can go, which companion he can bully when he is in a bad temper or wishes to assert himself, ...

— The Naturalist in La Plata • W. H. Hudson

... ascended to the billiard-room, and spent a couple of hours there. Both played very well, and were pretty equally matched. ...

— Woman's Trials - or, Tales and Sketches from the Life around Us. • T. S. Arthur

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