Match and War

Match

Match noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

Usage example: the discussion soon degenerated into a pointless shouting match

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

Nearby Words: matched, matching, matcher

War noun - An earnest effort for superiority or victory over another.

Usage example: only the latest round in the never-ending class war

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Match and war are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Match" instead a noun "War".

Nearby Words: warship, wartime

good	good match	good war
full	full match	full war
long	long match	long war
following	following match	following war
Other adjectives: current, brutal, actual, entire, real, big, little, major, political, epic, next, last, said, giant, previous, resulting, upcoming.

Masters rugby match then cuts to a fully-grown Biggs avoiding flying shells in a war.

Source: Match Cut
Humans match the Dilgar in ruthlessness and discipline and willingness to wage total war and that's what worries Jha'dur I Die Free: A villianous version.

Source: Fan Fic / The Dilgar War
However, this is more a case of the riot lighting the fuse on existing tensions than actually going to war over the match.

Source: Silly Reason for War

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

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

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

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