Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mach-uhp]
- /ˈmætʃˌʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [mach-uhp]
- /ˈmætʃˌʌp/
Definitions of matchup word
- noun matchup a pairing or combining; linkage: a match-up of federal funds with state aid. 1
- noun matchup a direct contest or confrontation, as between two athletes or political candidates. 1
- noun matchup an investigation of similarities and differences; comparison: a match-up of property taxes in two counties. 1
- noun matchup A contest between athletes or sports teams. 1
- noun matchup a sports match 0
- noun matchup a putting together of two persons or things as for competition or comparison 0
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Origin of matchup
First appearance:
before 1960 One of the 3% newest English words
First recorded in 1960-65; noun use of verb phrase match up
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Matchup
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
matchup popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 47% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
matchup usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for matchup
noun matchup
- championship — A championship is a competition to find the best player or team in a particular sport.
- clash — When people clash, they fight, argue, or disagree with each other.
- meeting — an assembly, as of persons and hounds for a hunt or swimmers or runners for a race or series of races: a track meet.
- tournament — a trial of skill in some game, in which competitors play a series of contests: a chess tournament.
- fight — a battle or combat.
Antonyms for matchup
noun matchup
- accord — An accord between countries or groups of people is a formal agreement, for example to end a war.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- peace — the normal, nonwarring condition of a nation, group of nations, or the world.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with m
- Words starting with ma
- Words starting with mat
- Words starting with matc
- Words starting with match
- Words starting with matchu
- Words starting with matchup