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matches

NOUN

competition

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bout contest event game race test trial

STRONG

engagement meet rivalry sport

Antonyms

STRONGEST

peace

WEAK

clash difference imbalance mismatch

NOUN

counterpart, equal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

double

STRONG

adversary analogue antagonist approximation companion competitor complement copy correlate duplicate equivalent like mate opponent parallel peer replica ringer rival twin

WEAK

countertype dead ringer lookalike spitting image

Antonyms

STRONG

ally associate difference helper original supporter

WEAK

clash imbalance mismatch

NOUN

couple

Synonyms

STRONGEST

pairing

STRONG

affiliation alliance combination duet espousal marriage mating pair partnership union

Antonyms

STRONG

disunion division divorce separation

WEAK

clash difference imbalance mismatch

Example Sentences

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During the Fifa Club World Cup last year, six football matches were disrupted due to heat and thunderstorms, including a two-hour delay during a match between Chelsea and Benfica.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Teams are finally healthy, so there could be two five-game matches.

From Los Angeles Times • May 9, 2026

Those matches are against already-relegated Burnley before finishing the season against Crystal Palace, who have a Europa Conference League final to negotiate.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

Carrick bristled when the term 'on the beach' was used in relation to a team that is virtually guaranteed to finish third regardless of what happens in their final three matches.

From BBC • May 9, 2026

They had started a campfire just outside the cave’s entrance, and someone had put a box of matches and a short but perfectly usable candle stub in a holder not two feet from Penelope’s pillow.

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood