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Synonyms

outmatch

American  
[out-mach] / ˌaʊtˈmætʃ /

verb (used with object)

  1. to be superior to; surpass; outdo.

    The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors.


Etymology

Origin of outmatch

First recorded in 1595–1605; out- + match 2

Example Sentences

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"If you add up our economies, we outmatch Russia 25-to-one," he said.

From BBC • Feb. 17, 2024

Cameron, speaking after talks with Colonna in Paris, said that if the economies of Ukraine’s Western partners are calculated together, “we outmatch the Russian economy by 25 to one or more.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 19, 2023

Ukraine can outmatch Russia “with the weapons it has been promised,” Mr. Mansoor said, “but not likely until late summer at the earliest.”

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2023

He doesn’t vastly outmatch Jessica as Kilgrave did, so the horror aspects don’t come through as clearly.

From The Verge • Jun. 18, 2019

Yet Birge underestimated Robert Sproul, one of the few people who could outmatch Ernest Lawrence in cajolery.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik