Equivalent and Matching

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Equivalent adjective - Being essentially equal to something.

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Matching is a synonym for equivalent. In some cases you can use "Matching" instead an adjective "Equivalent".

Matching adjective - Having qualities in common.

Usage example: was fond of dressing the twins in matching outfits

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Equivalent is a synonym for matching in corresponding topic. You can use "Equivalent" instead an adjective "Matching", if it concerns topics such as identical.

Nearby Words: match, matched, matcher

Fantasy Counterpart Culture: The Darkness series does this rather directly, but subverts it somewhat by mixing and matching cultures around — for example, the equivalent of Nazi Germany has Celtic ethnicity and Italian language.

Source: Literature / Darkness Series
From cardboard-looking miniatures to ridiculous robot costumes to a full-size car obviously not matching up with its model equivalent, it's all there.

Source: Special Effect Failure
Twinborn are those with one of each, and Compounders are Twinborn with matching powers—which, due to a quirk of the magic system, means that they can get more out of their Feruchemy than they put in, breaking the Equivalent Exchange and creating an infinite loop.

Source: One Person, One Power

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