Overmatch

Origin

- + match

Full definition of overmatch

Noun

1. A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other
• 1748, David Hume, An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding^{http://books.google.com/books?id=aA9XN9zC56oC}

• ... we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist.

Related terms

• overmatched

Verb

1. To match more than intended.The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.
2. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
3. To marry to a superior.

Antonyms

• undermatch