as in to defeat
to achieve a victory over
an indomitable spirit that no amount of adversity could overmatch
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Recent Examples of overmatch
Both countries are concerned that Chinese, Russian, or North Korean hypersonic weapons, with blistering fast flight speeds, could overmatch existing defenses.
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2023
The Longhorns easily overmatch the Golden Lions in their return home.
—Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2022
But the youngest sibling appeared overmatched his first college season, failing to catch a pass while toiling as a run blocker who wore No.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
YouTube is filled with reels of the 18-year-old detonating on overmatched high schoolers, dropping out of the sky to pummel shots into the stands and weaving through traffic to score as if defenders were training cones.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Apr. 2020
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Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 8 Apr. 2023
The Longhorns easily overmatch the Golden Lions in their return home.
—Dallas News, 10 Dec. 2022
But the youngest sibling appeared overmatched his first college season, failing to catch a pass while toiling as a run blocker who wore No.
—Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2020
YouTube is filled with reels of the 18-year-old detonating on overmatched high schoolers, dropping out of the sky to pummel shots into the stands and weaving through traffic to score as if defenders were training cones.
—Nick Moyle, ExpressNews.com, 10 Apr. 2020
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for overmatch
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Across fixtures which mirror the opening half-a-dozen matches of the first team’s Champions League campaign, Newcastle were defeated on every occasion.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 Dec. 2025
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So that led to the biggest shock of all when after Steven blocked Savannah’s vote, and Sophi’s Knowledge is Power fizzled in spectacular fashion, and Tres Leches seemed despondent and defeated… that Steven ended up being unanimously voted out anyway!—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Bulldogs fell behind 3-0 in the first and could not overcome the early deficit thanks to the efforts of OU starting pitcher Xander Mercurius’ 7 1/3 quality innings pitched.—
Hunter DeLauder,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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Chasing atomic limits To overcome that challenge, the KAIST team relied on first-principles calculations, a computational approach that predicts material behavior using the laws of physics rather than experimental data.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 June 2026
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The flipping technique for his classic, beautifully molten-on-the-inside Spanish tortilla takes a good amount of practice to master.—
General Manager,
Los Angeles Times,
14 June 2026
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Yet, the Knicks mastered those qualities to ensure one of the NBA’s biggest markets could become great again.—
Mark Medina,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
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Collins easily beat former football coach Derek Dooley, according to unofficial election results.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
17 June 2026
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The stance in 1966 let in North Korea, who famously beat Italy en route to the quarter-finals.—
Simon Hughes,
New York Times,
17 June 2026
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But his reign was brief, when he was bested by one of Wednesday's contenders after a $0 wager.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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Caglianone bested Rangers starter Nathan Eovaldi throughout the game.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
10 June 2026
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Some people think, oh, the show’s about true romance, true love conquering it all.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 June 2026
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Using archaeological discoveries at a site called Aghios Vasileios, Beck argues that Sparta emerged from an older Lakedaimonian cultural landscape, rather than being created from scratch by conquering warriors.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
8 June 2026
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“Overmatch.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/overmatch. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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