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well-matched

well-matched adjective: of comparable strength or power.

Adjective

well-matched (comparative more well-matched, superlative most well-matched)

  1. Of comparable strength or power.
    • These two soccer teams are well-matched.
  2. Suitable to be in a relationship with one another.
    • Or things that are well matched and suitable for each other because one has corresponding and adequate skills to be a match.
    • Rob and Sam are well-matched as a couple.

Forms of well-matched

comparativemore well-matched
superlativemost well-matched

Questions about well-matched

What does well-matched mean?
Well-matched means of comparable strength or power.
What part of speech is well-matched?
Well-matched is an adjective.

Words near well-matched in the dictionary

  1. well-loved
  2. well-made
  3. well-made play
  4. well-made plays
  5. well-mannered
  6. well-matched
  7. well-meaner
  8. well-meaners
  9. well-meaning
  10. well-meaningly
  11. well-meaningness

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