Defeat and Outmatch

Defeat

Defeat verb - To achieve a victory over.

Outmatch and defeat are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Outmatch" instead a verb "Defeat".

Outmatch

Outmatch verb - To be greater, better, or stronger than.
Usage example: believes Secretariat would outmatch any other horse in racing history
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Synonyms for Outmatch

Defeat and outmatch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defeat" instead a verb "Outmatch".

Both words in one sentence

  • Literature / Out of the Dark Failure Is the Only Option: Human militaries outmatch the Shongairi, but cannot defeat them thanks to the Kinetic weapons on the Shongairi's side.
  • Rosario + Vampire: Kuyou, the then-head of Yokai Academy's corrupt Student Police, was able to outmatch Inner Moka and defeat her with relative ease.
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Outmatch and Defeat. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/defeat/outmatch
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