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[ out-mach ] / ˌaʊtˈmætʃ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR outmatch ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object)to be superior to; surpass; outdo: The home team seems to have been completely outmatched by the visitors. Origin of outmatchFirst recorded in 1595–1605; out- + match2 Words nearby outmatchoutlying, outman, outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outmarch, outmatch, out-migrant, out-migrate, outmode, outmoded, outmost Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for outmatchThe Glock was designed in the late 1980s as a way to outmatch increasingly well-armed criminals. A Look at the Aurora Shooter’s Guns, Including the AR-15|Alex Klein|July 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST I shall meet him in courage, did he outmatch great Achilles and wear arms like his forged by Vulcan's hands. The Aeneid of Virgil|Virgil It would be difficult, if not impossible, to outmatch this incident in the entire history of war. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry|Samuel H. Fletcher It can never be wrong to outmatch an enemy in the methods they employ, no matter what form they take. Drake, Nelson and Napoleon|Walter Runciman
St. Clair and Martin divided the punting between them and together they managed to outmatch the efforts of the Southby kicker. Left Guard Gilbert|Ralph Henry Barbour In his keen subtlety and cunning he can outmatch the keenest of us; outwit and befool without doing any extra thinking. Quiet Talks about Jesus|S. D. Gordon
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