OUTGUNNED Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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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lost (to)

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Verb

Opera Carolina saw a steep 67% decline in total revenue over a four-year period, and its liabilities exceeded its assets by nearly $4 million, according to its latest tax return.

— Catherine Muccigrosso July 24, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
This led to a state audit in 2018 that concluded the system took much longer to address complaints against faculty than staff, imposed inconsistent disciplinary action on repeat offenders, and often exceeded investigation timeframes.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026

Definition of exceeded

Verb

Even if Kylian Mbappe clinched the Golden Boot in the third-place play-off against England and surpassed him as the World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, many of the other all-time records in this competition belong to Messi.

— James Horncastle, New York Times, 20 July 2026
The death toll since the beginning of the war has surpassed 3,500, and more than 27,000 have been wounded.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of surpassed

Verb

The streamer slightly eclipsed both internal and external profitability expectations, but missed the mark a bit in terms of revenue.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2026
The mundane details of October 1, 1893, were mostly forgotten in the storytelling, eclipsed by the doomful storm, except that the weather was decidedly unstrange.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Definition of eclipsed

Verb

While a combined Stripe-PayPal would still be outmatched by Global Payments and JPMorgan, combining forces would help both companies compete.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
The Thunder was outmatched by a Memphis team that features multiple second- and third-year pros who have played (or will play) significant minutes.

— Latif Love, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026

Definition of outmatched

Verb

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
But in the semifinals, England squandered a late 1-0 lead to Lionel Messi and Argentina, and France — a tournament favorite —was outclassed 2-0 by Spain.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026

Definition of outclassed

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