near match
Not quite exact
A near match is something that almost but not quite meets the criteria for a full match—close enough to be notable, not close enough to satisfy.
Database searches return near matches when exact results aren't found.
In competitions or comparisons, a near match falls just short: The paint was a near match for the original color.
- closeNearby or to shut
- close callDisaster narrowly averted
- almostShort of completely
- approximateNearly accurate but inexact
- similarResembling another thing
resemblance · partial · lookalike · doppelganger · echo · shadow · twin · cousin · ballpark · rough estimate · approaching · verge · borderline · close enough · in the ballpark · fuzzy · imprecise · splitting hairs
near matchmismatch
Incompatible combination
polar opposite · incompatible · unrelated · dissimilar · disparate
near matchexact match
Perfect one-to-one correspondence
perfect match · dead ringer · carbon copy · spitting image · exact copy
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