OUTMATCHED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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

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Recent Examples of outmatched It was conceded that the catalogue of brews outmatched the finite power of the liver. — Sheldon Pearce, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026 In the first two games, the Falcons were essentially outmatched. — David Troy Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026 Overall, Nakase outmatched DeMarco throughout the regular-season sweep. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 Even Iran has successfully used new technologies to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz this year, despite being completely outmatched by American military power. — Doug Beck, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026 China’s consistently weak domestic demand has long been outmatched by the country’s vast manufacturing capacity, leading firms to expand aggressively in — and grow increasingly dependent on — overseas markets to drive growth. — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Five days earlier, Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike’s victory in the opening team time trial had suggested the Dutch squad may have the ability to match UAE — in Pogačar’s two Tour defeats, his team was comprehensively outmatched. — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026 The incident also suggests that cybersecurity defenses designed to stop human hackers may be outmatched by AI agents capable of searching for vulnerabilities and acting at machine speed. — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 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

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Musk's contribution alone also exceeded the Democratic Senate Majority PAC's entire third-quarter fundraising.

— Luke Fountain, CNBC, 15 Oct. 2026
Still, attendance at three of the past four Jaguars games at Wembley exceeded 86,000.

— ABC News, ABC News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exceeded

Verb

Released late last year, the short by writer-director Martin Hemingway-Moseley has surpassed 600k views on YouTube, maintained a 99% approval rating and has a strong following across social platforms.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
In 2023, traffic fatalities (336 in total, including 179 pedestrians) surpassed homicides for the first time in a decade.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of surpassed

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This is one area where its competition clearly outclassed the AstroLab, but this should help close the gap.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026
After the Broncos’ offense was outclassed in Week 1 against the Chiefs, there were no seeds of doubt within Denver’s building about Webb’s ability to call plays despite public pressure.

— Sam Jane, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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