Ape and Match

Ape

Ape verb - To use (someone or something) as the model for one's speech, mannerisms, or behavior.

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Match and ape are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Match" instead a verb "Ape".

Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

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Ape and match are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Ape" instead a verb "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

good	good ape	good match
better	better ape	better match
normal	normal ape	normal match
single	single ape	single match
Other adjectives: poor, actual, real, big, great, dark, main, famous, next, last, giant.

Match Cut: The bone club thrown in the air by the ape-man turns into an orbiting satellite—by Word of God, a nuclear launch platform, making the cut metaphorical as well as visual.

Source: Film / 2001: A Space Odyssey
Mix-and-Match Critters: Such as a ape-headed dog and a dog-headed ape guarding the Citadel of Chaos.

Source: Literature / Fighting Fantasy
The show's human hero (who was also a DNA donor for this show's version of the big ape) could cybernetically combine with Kong to make him more of a match for the villain's own monsters.

Source: Film / King Kong

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Match and Ape. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/ape/match

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Match or Ape. 2016. Accessed August 16, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/ape/match.

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