overmatch

Plural: overmatches

Verb

• To match more than intended.
• To be more than equal to or a match for, to surpass; hence, to conquer, vanquish.
• To marry (someone) to a superior.

Noun

• A match in which one opponent is greatly superior to the other.
• An opponent who is more than a match for another; one who cannot be defeated.

Examples

• The regular expression overmatched, capturing the entire paragraph instead of the specific sentence.

Antonyms

undermatch