outgunned

verb

past tense of outgun
as in exceeded
to be greater, better, or stronger than a marketing firm whose innovative ad campaigns have consistently outgunned its rivals'

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for outgunned
  1. exceeded
  2. surpassed
  3. eclipsed
  4. topped
  5. outmatched
  6. outclassed
Verb
  • On his 2017 tax return, Krneta reported $321,000 in net income, even though his total income, which included about $4,000 derived from criminal activity, exceeded $400,000, the plea stated.
    — Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Soil samples from the two elementary school campuses, City Terrace and Christopher Dena, exceeded the applicable regulatory screening levels of lead, which were flagged for further evaluation.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of exceeded
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  • Virgilijus’s Olympic record had stood for 20 years before his son and eventual 2024 Olympic gold medalist Roje Stona surpassed the mark in Paris.
    — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Alpha-Zero, as the system was called, surpassed human experts at chess, the Japanese chess variant Shogi, and the ancient strategy board game called Go.
    — Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of surpassed
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  • Neighbouring Devon should also encounter a high percentage of coverage, while people in Pembrokeshire, Wales, are set to see up to 94% of the sun eclipsed.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 7 Aug. 2026
  • However, what's been largely overlooked is the scale of the partially eclipsed sunset across Europe and northwest Africa.
    — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of eclipsed
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  • The absentee and mail ballot numbers have already topped the highest nonpresidential primary year, with more than 200,000 people already having voted.
    — Esme Murphy, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Bieber's carousel also included a video of herself working out at a gym and a photo in which she was seen holding a plate of meatballs topped with red sauce and cheese.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of topped
Verb
  • Five days earlier, Vingegaard and Visma-Lease a Bike’s victory in the opening team time trial had suggested the Dutch squad may have the ability to match UAE — in Pogačar’s two Tour defeats, his team was comprehensively outmatched.
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026
  • The incident also suggests that cybersecurity defenses designed to stop human hackers may be outmatched by AI agents capable of searching for vulnerabilities and acting at machine speed.
    — Ethan Baron, Mercury News, 23 July 2026
Definition of outmatched
Verb
  • In a game where the Giants were completely outclassed, the end result was a 7-0 loss to the San Diego Padres.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Wales was far stronger than the all-local team that was thrashed 73-0 by South Africa last November in Cardiff, and still outclassed.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of outclassed
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