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balance vs match

match vs balance

balance and match both are nouns.

balance and match both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
balance Yes No Yes No
match Yes No Yes No
As verbs, match is a hypernym of balance; that is, match is a word with a broader meaning than balance:
  • balance: bring into balance or equilibrium
  • match: make correspond or harmonize
Other hypernyms of balance include fit.
balance (noun) match (noun)
a scale for weighing; depends on pull of gravity lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction
a weight that balances another weight an exact duplicate
a wheel that regulates the rate of movement in a machine; especially a wheel oscillating against the hairspring of a timepiece to regulate its beat a burning piece of wood or cardboard
harmonious arrangement or relation of parts or elements within a whole (as in a design) something that resembles or harmonizes with
(mathematics) an attribute of a shape or relation; exact reflection of form on opposite sides of a dividing line or plane a formal contest in which two or more persons or teams compete
equality between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account a pair of people who live together
the difference between the totals of the credit and debit sides of an account a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
something left after other parts have been taken away a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
equality of distribution the score needed to win a match
a state of equilibrium
balance (verb) match (verb)
hold or carry in equilibrium be equal or harmonize
compute credits and debits of an account make correspond or harmonize
bring into balance or equilibrium make equal, uniform, corresponding, or matching
be in equilibrium set into opposition or rivalry
bring two objects, ideas, or people together
give or join in marriage
provide funds complementary to
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
be equal to in quality or ability
Difference between balance and match

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