adj, verb ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1. 1
   past participle of outgun form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1. 1
   Having insufficient guns compared to the enemy.

   "The fighters were hugely outgunned by the regular army."

2. 2
   Up against formidable adverse circumstances or (especially) adversarial forces. figuratively

   "Near-synonyms: outmatched, in too deep, out of one's depth, over one's head"

Synonyms

All synonyms

in too deepout of one's depthoutmatchedover one's head

Example

More examples

"Outnumbered and outgunned, the squad was forced to call in an airstrike."

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