Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of outmatch
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
1 more example
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 & antonyms
adjectiveOverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.
Translations
Spanish en inferioridad, sobrepujado
- en inferioridadoverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- sobrepujadooverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- sobreexcedidooverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- sobrepasadooverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- aventajadooverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- superadooverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
- no poder contraoverwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances
Cite this entry
outmatched. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmatched
“outmatched.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmatched. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “outmatched,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/outmatched.
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