as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than
believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Recent Examples of outmatched
They’re outmatched by the size of the hundreds of superheroes that are in every town across the country, who have been given authority over the police.
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Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Memphis lost to a UAB team that had just fired its head coach, Nebraska was blown out by Minnesota, and USC was clearly outmatched against Notre Dame.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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
Easton’s massive ego might only be outmatched by his temper.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
That leaves Charlie vulnerable, in addition to being alone, heartbroken, and outmatched.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2025
Memphis lost to a UAB team that had just fired its head coach, Nebraska was blown out by Minnesota, and USC was clearly outmatched against Notre Dame.
—Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2025
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
Easton’s massive ego might only be outmatched by his temper.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
That leaves Charlie vulnerable, in addition to being alone, heartbroken, and outmatched.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outmatched
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The rate of population growth, especially in developing countries, far exceeded the growth of agricultural capacity, and UN and World Bank reports suggested that without dramatic changes, the world was headed toward catastrophic shortages.—
ARIF HUSAIN,
Foreign Affairs,
11 Nov. 2025
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The report cards show 94% of 378 public school districts met, exceeded or significantly exceeded expectations last school year, according to the DPI.—
Kayla Huynh,
jsonline.com,
11 Nov. 2025
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Saturday's figures surpassed those from Friday, when 1,024 flights were cancelled.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jones already surpassed his win totals from the past two seasons combined.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Nov. 2025
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Hatch, however, eclipsed other candidates, raising a total of $56,000.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
5 Nov. 2025
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Yet, the company remains in a holding pattern on AI deployment, its Vision Pro ambitions have been eclipsed by Meta, and the latest iPhone 17 and Air lineup offers little evidence of a new hardware super-cycle.—
Tony Zhang,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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Marks has also topped Hot 100 Songwriters in every calendar year since the chart launched.—
Xander Zellner,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prepare to dazzle the crowd with this recipe that's loaded with cheese and topped with breadcrumbs.—
Krissy Tiglias,
Southern Living,
7 Nov. 2025
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Rivian's score of 14 out of 100 was significantly outclassed by Subaru, Lexus and Toyota, which led the way.—
Liam Rappleye,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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The Colorado Avalanche, who outclassed the B’s in Denver last week, are in town on Saturday.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Outmatched.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outmatched. Accessed 21 Nov. 2025.
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