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matchup

matchup

80 3.7
A pairing of teams, people, or things to compete and be compared
  • noun
  • /ˈmæʧˌʌp/
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  • Coming up next, our main event... the World Jam Championship matchup.

But there's, there's certainly no end of speculation about what the matchups might be.

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Examples

  • College football's snickers national title game has finally arrived, and it is the matchup of our dreams.

    National Champions (2021)

  • Bayern started the season with a classic matchup against their former rivals M'Gladbach.

    Blog text (3)

  • Oh, this is perhaps the most exciting matchup of my list.

  • Sometimes the matchup is just the matchup and the play will work every time.

  • Man, what an exciting matchup this is.

    Here Comes the Boom (2012)

  • You might have a good matchup between teams that are doing well.

    Blog text (2)

  • We have a terrific matchup for you today.

    Juwanna Mann (2002)

  • We have a tough division matchup this week versus San Diego.

    Blog text (3)

  • FSU vs. Clemson is a Top 10 matchup and, at least on paper, the better game.

    Blog text (4)

  • This weekend's championship will feature a thrilling matchup between the defending champions and their fiercest rivals.

Synonyms

match
vsmatchup
517 1.4

A game in which two teams or players compete

is an instance of bringing people together for comparison or competition not necessarily formal
match-up
vsmatchup
12 3.8

An event that pairs two sides, like sports teams, to compete

has the same meaning but is written without a hyphen
pairing
vsmatchup
10 3.1

Grouping two things or people that go well together

is a specific instance of bringing items together for comparison or competition

Antonyms

mismatch
21 3.6

A combination of people or things that do not go well together

How Balanced

matchup
80 3.7
mismatch
21 3.6

Surface Forms

matchup singular
matchups plural

Morphology

matchup = match (transparent) = up + match

The noun is a straightforward compound of 'match' + 'up', clearly meaning a pairing or contest, a derivation predictable by learners. [Postprocessing: moved 'up' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Matchup comes from joining match (a 'pair' or a 'contest') and up ('together' or 'bringing together'). Think of two teams 'matched up' to play, so a matchup is a pairing for comparison or competition.