Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overmatch

/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: over-match
IPA: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ/

19

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To match more than intended.

Intransitive verb; Transitive verb

verb

To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.

verb

To marry (someone) to a superior.

Transitive verb

noun

A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.

noun

An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.

Example Sentences

"The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence."
"And wel his merits ſhew him to be made His Fortunes maiſter, and the king of men. That could perſwade at ſuch a ſodaine pinch, With reaſons of his valour and his life, A thouſand ſworne and ouer-matching foes:"
"At Lemster, for her Wooll whose Staple doth excell, And seemes to over-match the golden Phrygian Fell."
"If a yeoman have one sole daughter, he must overmatch her, above her birth and calling, to a gentleman forsooth, because of her great portion […]"
"[…] we can increase the velocity of that force, so as to make it an overmatch for its antagonist."
"For Memnon […] fought hand to hand with his overmatch, and met his boyish and most dolorous death beneath the walls of Troy."

Etymology

From Middle English overmacchen, equivalent to over- + match.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: overmacchen

Usage

Inflected Forms

overmatches (present, singular) overmatching (participle, present) overmatched (participle, past) overmatched (past) overmatches (plural)

Derived Forms

overmatched

Antonyms

undermatch

Rhymes With

match catch patch scratch batch hatch dispatch attach snatch rematch latch mismatch

Questions

How do you pronounce overmatch?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈmætʃ/.
What does overmatch mean?: To match more than intended.
Where does overmatch come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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