overmatch
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Definition of overmatch
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Synonyms & Antonyms for overmatch
Synonyms
beat, best, conquer, defeat, dispatch, do down [British], get, get around, lick, master, overbear, overcome, prevail (over), skunk, stop, subdue, surmount, take, trim, triumph (over), upend, win (against), worst
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Examples of overmatch in a Sentence
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The Padres were badly overmatched by Yu Darvish, another trade-deadline acquisition. — Dennis Lin, sandiegouniontribune.com, "Padres suffer latest decisive loss at Dodger Stadium," 25 Sep. 2017 McMahon was a bit lost last season and often overmatched at the plate. — Patrick Saunders, The Denver Post, "Ryan McMahon and Raimel Tapia are big keys to Rockies in 2020," 16 Aug. 2019 San Francisco didnât limit its outbursts to overmatched long men, either, as the Giants hit two home runs against All-Star Josh Hader on Friday night and rallied for a pair of runs in the ninth against Jeremy Jeffress on Saturday. — Kerry Crowley, The Mercury News, "Series in Milwaukee shows why Giants and Brewers should trade with each other," 15 July 2019 There are problems aplenty, but near the top of the list is that, because of injuries and choices in roster construction, the Red Sox are relying on several inexperienced pitchers who look overmatched. — Nora Princiotti, BostonGlobe.com, "The Red Sox have plenty of problems, and they were on display Tuesday," 12 June 2019 Too often, Robinson appears overmatched against bigger forwards, getting bullied both on the perimeter and inside. — Connor Letourneau, SFChronicle.com, "Warriorsâ Glenn Robinson III out to prove heâs more than just a dunker," 6 July 2019 Rookie Michael Chavis, who has been overmatched for the better part of three weeks, batted cleanup. — Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, "The Red Sox believe theyâre better than this; itâs about time they show it," 9 June 2019 The best pitcher in baseball makes just one start this week, taking the ball Wednesday against a Giants team that will almost surely be overmatched. — Michael Beller, SI.com, "The Table-Setter: Previewing the Week To Come in Fantasy Baseball," 23 Apr. 2018 Some observers thought that this pugnacious special education teacher would prove an uncontrollable wildman or a prototypical union thug or a cartoonish, overmatched Lilliputian. — Howard Blume, latimes.com, "A.J. Duffy, a combative, colorful leader of L.A. teachers union, dies at 75," 11 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'overmatch.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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