Match and Run

Match

Match noun - A competitive encounter between individuals or groups carried on for amusement, exercise, or in pursuit of a prize.

Usage example: a chess match

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

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

Run noun - A prevailing or general movement or inclination.

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Match and run are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead the word "Run" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Word: running

good	good match	good run
full	full match	full run
long	long match	long run
better	better match	better run
Other adjectives: regular, current, standard, true, single, actual, entire, real, big, bad, infamous, quick, main, famous, final, epic, next, last, previous, hardcore.

On a typical match, if you see a Pyro taunting with the phlogistinator, in the middle of battle, and the weapon is glowing, run away.

Source: Run or Die
After West Germany scored ten minutes into the match, both squads were content with just letting the clock run out while simply kicking the ball to each other for the rest of the match.

Source: Never Live It Down / Sports
In Skies of Arcadia, Vyse immediately knows that he and Aika are no match for Galcian and advises her to run instead of standing their ground.

Source: Sensing You Are Outmatched

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Run and Match. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/run

Match & Run. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/run>.

Run or Match. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/match/run.

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