outgun

verb

out·​gun ˌau̇t-ˈgən How to pronounce outgun (audio)
outgunned; outgunning; outguns
Synonyms of outgunnext

transitive verb

: to surpass in firepower
broadly : outdo
The defending champions outgunned their opponents in the final.

Examples of outgun in a Sentence

a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'
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Competing in by far the highest spending division in baseball against AL East teams like the Yankees, Blue Jays and Red Sox, Rubenstein realizes that his franchise cannot currently generate the revenue needed to outgun those clubs in the long run. Paul Bledsoe, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026 Only this time, mainstream lenders are set to outgun private credit providers, if stock prices and short-selling bets are anything to go by. Sinead Cruise, Bloomberg, 7 Jan. 2026 Union members and their relatives outgun parent groups to control local school board elections, and unions dominate statewide curriculum choices. Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025 The Seeker doesn’t pass the test by trying to outgun Apple or Samsung on hardware. Hadley Stern, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for outgun

Word History

First Known Use

1694, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of outgun was in 1694

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“Outgun.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/outgun. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.

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