OUTMATCHING Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

outmatching

verb

present participle of outmatch

as in exceeding

to be greater, better, or stronger than believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history

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losing (to)

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Recent Examples of outmatching Jarrett Allen, much maligned for past playoff struggles, dominated the Pistons with 23 points, seven rebounds, completely outmatching Detroit’s Jalen Duren. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 18 May 2026 But Ukraine’s drones are keeping pace and, at least in terms of their lethality and versatility, outmatching the Russian ones. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026

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Denker said that 288,000 free tickets were requested through a lottery system — exceeding the 130,000 spectators whom organizers plan to host on each of the event's two days.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, Paramount Skydance raised its full-year profit guidance, after exceeding Wall Street expectations for revenue and reported gains in its streaming unit.

— Justina Lee, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of exceeding

Verb

The flare-up has reached that scale in just over two months, surpassing the country’s last major Ebola epidemic, which spanned nearly two years between August 2018 and June 2020.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
It is designed to improve interconnectivity and networking capabilities within data centers and operate at a scope surpassing current transistor technology and copper cable connections.

— Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of surpassing

Verb

The evidence is already in the revenue per employee data, which is eclipsing every historical benchmark.

— Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
With all the attention expected to be placed on all 6 feet 5 and 350 pounds of Dexter Lawrence eclipsing the center, the uncertainty around what all these edges will be doing could produce a much higher percentage of one-on-one opportunities.

— Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of eclipsing

Verb

Though their days of topping the charts may be past them, Friday night proved that their classics will live forever.

— Rashad Alexander August 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
The company also reported a solid quarter after the bell, with adjusted earnings per share of 52 cents topping estimates of 45 cents, per LSEG, and $772 million in revenue beating estimates of $758 million.

— Michelle Fox, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of topping

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