Home › Words › M › matchmakematchmakematchmake means to carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.EtymologyFrom match + make, as a back-formation from matchmaking.verbTo carry out matchmaking: to set up a date between two people or to arrange a marriage.e.g.“Why then Foible’s a Bawd, an Errant, Rank, Match-making Bawd.” — 1700, [William] Congreve, The Way of the World, a Comedy. […], London: […] Jacob Tonson, […], →OCLC, Act III, scene xviii, page 49:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.matchmaking 83% match — An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage. vs matchmake →matchmaker 78% match — Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people. vs matchmake →nakodo 56% match — A matchmaker who serves as a go-between in the process of an omiai arranged marriage. vs matchmake →matchbreaker 55% match — Someone who breaks dating, engagement, or marriage arrangements. vs matchmake →shidduch 54% match — A system of matchmaking in which Jewish singles are introduced to each other. vs matchmake →matchable 54% match — Able to be matched. vs matchmake →bashow 53% match — In matchmaking, a preliminary meeting of a potential couple in one of their parents' homes. vs matchmake →arranged 52% match — Having the match decided by someone other than the couple being married. vs matchmake →