Unscramble matching

Definition of matching

adjective:

• being two identical. Synonyms: duplicate, twin, twinned.
• intentionally matched; "curtains and walls were color coordinated". Synonyms: co-ordinated, coordinated.

verb:

• 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". Synonyms: agree, check, correspond, fit, gibe, jibe, match, tally. Antonyms: disagree.
• provide funds complementary to; "The company matched the employees' contributions". Synonyms: match.
• bring two objects, ideas, or people together; "This fact is coupled to the other one", "Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?", "The student was paired with a partner for collaboration on the project". Synonyms: couple, match, mate, pair, twin.
• 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". Synonyms: equal, match, rival, touch.
• make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater". Synonyms: fit, match.
• satisfy or fulfill; "meet a need", "this job doesn't match my dreams". Synonyms: cope with, match, meet.
• give or join in marriage. Synonyms: match.
• 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". Synonyms: match, oppose, pit, play off.
• be equal or harmonize; "The two pieces match". Synonyms: match.
• 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". Synonyms: equal, equalise, equalize, equate, match.

Related words

accord, adhere, agree, align, answer, balance, befit, beseem, coincide, concord, consist, consort, correlate, corroborate, draw, duplicate, equilibrate, equilibrise, equilibrize, fit, harmonise, harmonize, homogenise, homogenize, homologise, homologize, look, meet, mismatch, mismate, parallel, pattern, resemble, rhyme, rime, square, suit, support, tie, twin, underpin.

Words nearby

catching, hatching, marching, patching, watching.

Rhymes with

catching, hatching, patching, scratching.