outmatched

English

Verb

outmatched

  1. simple past and past participle of outmatch

Adjective

outmatched (comparative more outmatched, superlative most outmatched)

  1. Overwhelmed by adversarial forces or circumstances (either animate or inanimate), so as to be facing likely defeat or to have already been defeated.
    Antonym: undermatched
    Coordinate term: mismatched
    Near-synonyms: outgunned, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head
    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.
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