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Matchup vs Counterpart - What's the difference?

matchup | counterpart |

As nouns the difference between matchup and counterpart

is that matchup is a pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition while counterpart is either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.

matchup

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A pairing of two things, people or teams, especially for a competition
  • counterpart

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Either of two parts that fit together, or complement one another.
  • ''Those brass knobs and their hollow counterparts interlock perfectly
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012, date=November 7, author=Matt Bai, title=Winning a Second Term, Obama Will Confront Familiar Headwinds, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=Mr. Obama never found a generational counterpart among conservatives in Congress like Paul D. Ryan or Eric Cantor; instead, there was a mutual animosity.}}
  • (legal) A duplicate of a legal document.
  • One which resembles another
  • One which has corresponding functions or characteristics.
  • * {{quote-news
  • , year=2011 , date=November 12 , author= , title=International friendly: England 1-0 Spain , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=England's attacking impetus was limited to one shot from Lampard that was comfortably collected by keeper Iker Casillas, but for all Spain's domination of the ball his England counterpart Joe Hart was unemployed.}}

    Synonyms

    * equivalent * opposite number * pendant