Match and Resist

Match

Match verb - To be the exact counterpart of.

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Resist and match are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Resist" instead a verb "Match".

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Resist verb - To refuse to give in to.

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Match and resist are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead a verb "Resist".

power	match power	resist power
strength	match strength	resist strength
form	match form	resist form
time	match time	resist time
Other words: element, eyes, powers, weapons.

And, during their next match in Survivor Series, Batista was able to resist the Tombstone Piledriver.

Source: The Worf Barrage
The also use attacks of different elements to match whichever element(s) they now resist.

Source: Video Game / Final Fantasy XIII
Advanced V.G.: Yuuki's character bio states that she's a lesbian, who found the idea of a women's only competition to be too good to resist, since the loser of each match has to strip.

Source: Girl-on-Girl Is Hot

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Resist and Match. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/resist

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