Contact
Match
Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.
How words are described
| close | close contact | close match |
| good | good contact | good match |
| physical | physical contact | physical match |
| full | full contact | full match |
| Other adjectives: better, normal, regular, friendly, true, actual, real, little, main, official, last, verbal, previous, closer. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- During the tennis match, Ryuko's racket explodes on contact with the ball, failing to even slow it down.
Source: Epic Fail / Anime and Manga -
He is shown taking the time to match speeds with her before making any contact between the mech and Audrey, and he had plenty of time to do it given they were in the upper atmosphere.
Source: Giant Robot Hands Save Lives - After that they had little contact until their match at Wrestlemania 24, where JBL threw a garbage can into Hornswoggle and beat Finlay clean.
Cite this Source
Match and Contact. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/match
Contact & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 07 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/match>.
Match or Contact. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/contact/match.
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