outmatch

verb

out·​match ˌau̇t-ˈmach How to pronounce outmatch (audio)
outmatched; outmatching; outmatches

transitive verb

: to prove superior to : outdo

Examples of outmatch in a Sentence

believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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The Atlanta Falcons outmatched the Bills in every aspect of Monday's game, outgaining the Bills by over 150 yards while also playing mistake-free football. Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Oct. 2025 Against the Florida Panthers on Tuesday, the line looked outmatched against the Panthers’ line of Carter Verhaeghe, Sam Bennett and Brad Marchand. Scott Powers, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025 In Pynchon’s best works, his bleakness is brightened, in both senses—illuminated and made lighter—by the sweep of his vision and his affection for his fallible, foolhardy, well-meaning, wildly outmatched main characters. Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025 The Florida Panthers were outmatched during their preseason debut Sunday. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outmatch

Word History

First Known Use

1593, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of outmatch was in 1593

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“Outmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outmatch. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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