Better
Better verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Match
Match verb - To produce something equal to (as in quality or value).
Usage example: no one has ever been able to match that novel for its portrayal of the horrors of war
Common collocations
| strength | better strength | match strength |
| face | better face | match face |
| armor | better armor | match armor |
| powers | better powers | match powers |
| Other words: counterparts. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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He said Rocky you met your match And Rocky said, Doc it's only a scratch And I'll be better I'll be better Doc, as soon as I am able
Source: Only a Flesh Wound -
She gets out of marrying Joffrey once they realize Margaery Tyrell is a better political match... so they marry her off to Joffrey's uglier uncle Tyrion instead.
Source: And Now You Must Marry Me - On How I Met Your Mother a simple metaphor leads to Ted, Robin, Marshall, and Lily having an intense shouting match about which is better: ducks or rabbits.
Source: Seinfeldian Conversation
Cite this Source
Match and Better. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/match
Better & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/match>.
Match or Better. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/better/match.
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