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matching

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • /ˈmæt͡ʃɪŋ/
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  • rhymes with -ætʃɪŋ
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 CH IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

The same as another; sharing the same design.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • We bought a new sofa and matching armchairs.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

That constitutes part of a pair with something else; complementary.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

The process by which things are matched together or paired up.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A set of independent edges in a given graph, i.e. a set of edges which do not intersect, such that pairs of vertices are "matched" to each other one to one.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: graph-theory, mathematics, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

present participle and gerund of match

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

intentionally matched

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • curtains and walls were color coordinated

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: coordinated, co-ordinated

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

being two identical

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: duplicate, twin(a), twinned

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: correspondant — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • French: semblable — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • German: dazu passend — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Greek: ταιριαστός (tairiastós) — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Malayalam: ചേർച്ചയുള്ള (cēṟccayuḷḷa) — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Malayalam: പൊരുത്തമുള്ള (poruttamuḷḷa) — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Spanish: combinante — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Spanish: a juego — the same as another; sharing the same design
  • Indonesian: pemadanan — process to match things together
  • Portuguese: correspondência — process to match things together
  • Portuguese: mapeamento — process to match things together
  • Danish: parring — graph theory: set of edges
  • German: Matching — graph theory: set of edges
  • Icelandic: spyrðing — graph theory: set of edges
  • Indonesian: pemadanan — graph theory: set of edges
  • Italian: abbinamento — graph theory: set of edges
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