OUTMATCH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does outmatch mean? 

• OUTMATCH (verb)
  The verb OUTMATCH has 1 sense:

1. be or do something to a greater degree

  Familiarity information: OUTMATCH used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• OUTMATCH (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they outmatch    ... he / she / it outmatches   
Past simple: outmatched   
Past participle: outmatched   
-ing form: outmatching   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Be or do something to a greater degree

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Synonyms:

exceed; outdo; outgo; outmatch; outperform; outstrip; surmount; surpass

Context example:

This car outperforms all others in its class

Hypernyms (to "outmatch" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "outmatch"):

better; break (surpass in excellence)

outwear (last longer than others)

outmarch (march longer distances and for a longer time than)

shame (surpass or beat by a wide margin)

outfox (outdo someone in trickery)

out-herod (surpass someone in cruelty or evil)

outbrave (be braver than)

outweigh (be heavier than)

outrange (have a greater range than (another gun))

outshine (attract more attention and praise than others)

beat; circumvent; outfox; outsmart; outwit; overreach (beat through cleverness and wit)

outpace (surpass in speed)

outsell (be sold more often than other, similar products)

outsell (sell more than others)

outdraw (draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight)

outsail (sail faster or better than)

outroar (roar louder than)

outcry; outshout (shout louder than)

outgrow (grow faster than)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something