Like
Like noun - One that is equal to another in status, achievement, or value.
Usage example: we'd never seen its like in any other shop in town
Match is a synonym for like in equal topic. In some cases you can use "Match" instead the word "Like" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like comparison.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good like | good match |
| special | special like | special match |
| normal | normal like | normal match |
| regular | regular like | regular match |
| Other adjectives: actual, entire, real, big, little, bad, official, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
- In "match play," this is like saying that a game is now worth 2 points instead of 1, 4 instead of 2, etc.
Source: Tabletop Game / Backgammon - When the news does come out that she wasn't a virgin, there's a screaming match that almost reads like a Kick the Dog because she indulged her desire for sex.
Source: Eternal Sexual Freedom -
In an early episode, Jeff asks Hayley to come with him to Burning Man and uses a tongue depressor model, a can of gasoline and a match to demonstrate what the burning will look like.
Source: Man on Fire
Cite this Source
Match and Like. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/match
Like & Match. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/match>.
Match or Like. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/like/match.
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