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There are 10 antonyms of the word matches. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For MATCHES

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conflict
nounn
noun

• an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

• opposition between two simultaneous but incompatible feelings

• a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

• a state of opposition between persons or ideas or interests

• an incompatibility of dates or events

• opposition in a work of drama or fiction between characters or forces (especially an opposition that motivates the development of the plot)

• a disagreement or argument about something important

verb

• be in conflict

• go against, as of rules and laws

contradict
verbv
verb

• be in contradiction with

• deny the truth of

• be resistant to

• prove negative; show to be false

contrast
nounn
noun

• the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared

• the act of distinguishing by comparing differences

• a conceptual separation or distinction

• the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors

• the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)

verb

• put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

• to show differences when compared; be different

deviate
verbv
noun

• a person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

adjective satellite

• markedly different from an accepted norm

verb

• turn aside; turn away from

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

differ
verbv
verb

• be different

• be of different opinions

disagree
verbv
verb

• be of different opinions

• be different from one another

diverge
verbv
verb

• move or draw apart

• have no limits as a mathematical series

• extend in a different direction

• be at variance with; be out of line with

mismatch
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a bad or unsuitable match

verb

• match badly; match two objects or people that do not go together

oppose
verbv
verb

• be against; express opposition to

• fight against or resist strongly

• contrast with equal weight or force

• set into opposition or rivalry

• act against or in opposition to

• be resistant to

vary
verb, adverbv, adv
verb

• become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence

• be at variance with; be out of line with

• be subject to change in accordance with a variable

• make something more diverse and varied

Alternatives for CONFLICT

Alternatives for CONTRADICT

Alternatives for CONTRAST

Alternatives for DEVIATE

Alternatives for DIFFER

Alternatives for DISAGREE

Alternatives for DIVERGE

Alternatives for MISMATCH

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