outmatch
verb (used with object)
to be superior to; surpass; outdo.
outmatched
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past participleof outmatch.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof outmatch.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
outmatchverb (used with object)to be superior to; surpass; outdo.
Example Sentences
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By the 1440s, this English system was outmatched by a reformed French army funded by direct state taxation, itself a consequence of the persistent strife that enhanced royal power by reducing regional differences.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 11, 2026
It was exactly the sort of suffocating defense Musselman envisioned his team playing this season, its size and length proving too much for outmatched Illinois.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2025
Taiwan's coastguard is massively outmatched by China's fleet, the largest in the world.
From Barron's ● Nov. 11, 2025
And for the second straight year, the Trojans were outmatched by Paige Bueckers and UConn in the Elite Eight.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
But in the face of the endless mob that now surrounded them, the Sixers looked woefully outnumbered and outmatched.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
