n. 25B6; noun
a football match 007C; a boxing match : CONTEST, competition, game, tournament, tie, cup tie, event, fixture, trial, test, meet, bout, fight; friendly, (local) derby; play-off, replay, rematch; archaic tourney.
he was no match for the champion : EQUAL, rival, equivalent, peer, counterpart; formal compeer.
the vase was an exact match of the one she already owned : LOOKALIKE, double, twin, duplicate, mate, fellow, companion, counterpart, pair; replica, copy; informal spitting image, spit and image, dead spit, dead ringer.
a love match : MARRIAGE, betrothal, relationship, partnership, union.
25B6; verb
the curtains matched the duvet cover : GO WITH, coordinate with, complement, suit; be the same as, be similar to.
did their statements match? : CORRESPOND, be in agreement, tally, agree, match up, coincide, accord, conform, square.
no one can match him at chess : EQUAL, be a match for, measure up to, compare with, parallel, be in the same league as, be on a par with, touch, keep pace with, keep up with, emulate, rival, vie with, compete with, contend with; informal hold a candle to.
25A0; match up to MEASURE UP TO, come up to, meet with, be equal to, be as good as, satisfy, fulfil, answer to.