outmatch
Americanverb (used with object)
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Participles
Conjugated Forms
Present
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outmatchsimple
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outmatchessimple
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have outmatchedperfect
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has outmatchedperfect
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am outmatchingprogressive
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are outmatchingprogressive
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is outmatchingprogressive
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have been outmatchingperfect progressive
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has been outmatchingperfect progressive
Past
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outmatchedsimple
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had outmatchedperfect
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was outmatchingprogressive
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were outmatchingprogressive
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had been outmatchingperfect progressive
Future
Etymology
Origin of outmatch
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Court reporters outmatch the technology in skill, but their profession faces another crisis: a shortage of workers.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 14, 2026
"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
The Kremlin has boasted that the Kinzhal can fly at speeds up to Mach 10 and would outmatch the weapons of any adversary.
From Washington Times • May 18, 2023
Once in possession of this information, American engineers were able to anticipate the Soviets' capabilities and to design planes and missiles that could outmaneuver and outmatch them.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
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