undermatch

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noun

A match that is less than optimal.

Opposite
overmatch
Scrabble 18
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Meanings

nounundermatch (plural undermatches)

plural undermatches

  1. A match that is less than optimal.
  2. One unequal or inferior to someone else.
verbundermatch (third-person singular simple present undermatches, present participle undermatching, simple past and past participle undermatched)

present singular third person undermatches · participle present undermatching · participle past undermatched · past undermatched

  1. To match less than optimal or intended.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
overmatch
Also see
come short

Origin

From under- + match.

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Cite this entry
APA

undermatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermatch

MLA

“undermatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermatch. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undermatch,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undermatch.

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