Synonyms for outmatch
- verb
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To surpass or be better than something or someone else.
Forms
- Past participle
- outmatched
e.g. outmatched → out-done, out-gone, passed, exceeded…
Example sentences
- exceed Nothing can exceed the speed of light in a vacuum.
- dwarf Even if I were a dwarf, I would still be a giant.
- surpass Will Algeria be able to surpass the middle-income trap?
- outperform Algeria can outperform its neighbors economically.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| outmatch | rising | |
| exceed | falling | |
| dwarf | steady | |
| surpass | steady | |
| outperform | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- pass1
- 5 letters
- dwarf1, excel2
- 6 letters
- exceed2
- 7 letters
- surpass2
- 8 letters
- outstrip2, surmount2
- 10 letters
- outperform3, overshadow4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (excel2 = 2 syllables).