outmatched
outmatched is the simple past and past participle of outmatch.
Meaning of outmatch
Verb
outmatch (third-person singular simple present outmatches, present participle outmatching, simple past and past participle outmatched)
Adjective
outmatched (comparative more outmatched, superlative most outmatched)
- Overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.
- Near-synonyms: outgunned, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
- The company's executives mistakenly assumed that they could have a 20-person team cover the work of a 40-person team, causing the staff to be wholly outmatched and thus leading to missed quality defects.
- Synonyms:
- outgunned, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
- Antonyms:
- undermatched
Synonyms of outmatched
Antonyms
Forms of outmatched
| comparative | more outmatched |
|---|---|
| superlative | most outmatched |
Questions about outmatched
- What does outmatched mean?
- Outmatched means overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.
- What is outmatched the simple past and past participle of?
- Outmatched is the simple past and past participle of outmatch.
- What part of speech is outmatched?
- Outmatched is an adjective.
Words near outmatched in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: outmatched (page history and authors); outmatch (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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