Synonyms of outmatched

outmatched

verb

past tense of outmatch

as in exceeded

to be greater, better, or stronger than

believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• exceeded
• surpassed
• eclipsed
• topped
• outclassed
• outgunned
• excelled
• beat
• outstripped
• outdistanced
• outshone
• transcended
• outdid
• defeated
• bettered
• overtopped
• towered (over)
• overcame
• mastered
• went one better
• overshadowed
• overmatched
• outpaced
• outweighed
• outran
• conquered
• bested
• outperformed
• subdued
• trounced
• ran circles around
• surmounted
• won (against)
• prevailed (over)
• crushed
• worsted
• routed
• clobbered
• shamed
• thrashed
• outraced
• licked
• outcompeted
• overpassed
• drubbed
• triumphed (over)
• whipped
• trumped
• one-upped
• trimmed
• skunked
• walloped
• outbalanced
• overbore

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• lost (to)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outmatched

The Thunder was outmatched by a Memphis team that features multiple second- and third-year pros who have played (or will play) significant minutes. — Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

Throughout their interview, Maher seemed outmatched, with Vance talking circles around him. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 27 June 2026

Now, though, summer in the south is so brutal that centuries of architectural trickery is being outmatched, and in the north, houses designed to retain heat during the winter have become furnaces in sweltering summers. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 25 June 2026

Australia got the win, even as it was outmatched in on-target shots by a 7-to-4 margin. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 June 2026

Most importantly, Towns neutralized Spurs megastar Victor Wembanyama, who looked outmatched almost each time dealing with the Knicks star in the first half. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 6 June 2026

Although the British and French entered the war with more tanks and heavier designs than the Germans, they were outmatched in terms of speed and maneuverability. — Matthew S Williams, Interesting Engineering, 20 May 2026

While China and the US are commonly cast as rivals on equal footing, Beijing remains fundamentally outmatched by Washington’s financial power, a leading Financial Times columnist argued. — Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 19 May 2026

Rotations were unbalanced, your size was outdone and your defense got outmatched. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 May 2026