Match
Match verb - Bring two objects, ideas, or people together.
Usage example: Matchmaker, can you match my daughter with a nice young man?
Pair is a synonym for match in couple topic. In some cases you can use "Pair" instead the word "Match" as a noun or a verb, when it comes to topics like action, mate, marriage, group. popular alternative
Pair
Pair noun - Two things of the same or similar kind that match or are considered together.
Usage example: the cheerleader and the computer nerd make quite a pair together
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Synonyms for Pair
Match is a synonym for pair in action topic. You can use "Match" instead the word "Pair" as a noun or a verb, if it concerns topics such as comparison, group, set, team. popular alternative
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good match | good pair |
| special | special match | special pair |
| long | long match | long pair |
| better | better match | better pair |
| Other adjectives: normal, perfect, single, actual, big, great, main, decent, final, last, giant. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Terminator 2: Judgment Day shows a pair of walls closing together, repeatedly mashing a pair of digits between them to form the match.
Source: Match Sequence -
Subverted in that, when Action Girl Tessa tries to use a Bruce Lee-style jumping kick in a CQC sparring-match, she gets a pair of cracked ribs for her trouble.
Source: Artistic License Martial Arts -
Janine gains a huge pair of Harry Potter specs in the sequel, to match her animated counterpart (and make her a more plausible romantic match for Louis).
Source: Film / Ghostbusters (1984)
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Pair and Match. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/pair
Match & Pair. N.p., 2016. Web. 15 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/pair>.
Pair or Match. 2016. Accessed August 15, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/pair.
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